CVE-2017-6259
6.1
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.53%
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.
How to fix CVE-2017-6259
To remediate CVE-2017-6259, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/nvidia-graphics-drivers—upgrade to 375.82-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-6259 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 375.82-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |