Is CVE-2016-8826 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-8826 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-8826?

CVE-2016-8826 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-8826?

CVE-2016-8826 has an EPSS score of 0.36% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8826?

Upgrade nvidia-graphics-drivers on debian 11 to 375.26-1 or later. Fixes are available for 13 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-8826

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) where a user can cause a GPU interrupt storm, leading to a denial of service.

CWE-399Resource Management Errors

How to fix

Remediation Available

nvidia-graphics-driversDebian

Fixed in:375.26-1CVE-2016-8826

nvidia-304Ubuntu

Fixed in:304.134-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-1

Fixed in:304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-1

nvidia-304-updatesUbuntu

Fixed in:304.134-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-1

Fixed in:304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-1

nvidia-331Ubuntu

Fixed in:340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-1

Fixed in:340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-1

nvidia-331-updatesUbuntu

Fixed in:340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-1

Fixed in:340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-1

nvidia-340Ubuntu

Fixed in:340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-1

Fixed in:340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-1

nvidia-340-updatesUbuntu

Fixed in:340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-1

Fixed in:340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-1

nvidia-367Ubuntu

Fixed in:375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-2

Fixed in:375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-2

nvidia-375Ubuntu

Fixed in:375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-2

Fixed in:375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-2

nvidia-currentUbuntu

Fixed in:304.134-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-1

Fixed in:304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-1

nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntu

Fixed in:304.134-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-1

Fixed in:304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-1

nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntu

Fixed in:340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-1

Fixed in:340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-1

nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntu

Fixed in:375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3173-2

Fixed in:375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3173-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

nvidia.custhelp.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-399 (Resource Management Errors) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2009-3103	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2009-0075	High	9.3	85%	-	-
CVE-2005-1790	Low	2.6	83%	-	-
CVE-2010-0806	High	8.8	82%	KEV	-
CVE-2009-2526	High	7.8	82%	-	-
CVE-2015-1868	High	7.8	82%	-	Fix

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