Is CVE-2021-1093 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-1093 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-1093?

CVE-2021-1093 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-1093?

CVE-2021-1093 has an EPSS score of 0.37% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1093?

Upgrade nvidia-graphics-drivers on debian 11 to 460.91.03-1 or later. Fixes are available for 17 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-1093

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in firmware where the driver contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary, and may lead to denial of service or system crash.

CWE-404

How to fix

Remediation Available

nvidia-graphics-driversDebian

Fixed in:460.91.03-1CVE-2021-1093

nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntu

Fixed in:390.144-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:390.144-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverUbuntu

Fixed in:418.211.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:418.211.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntu

Fixed in:450.142.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:450.142.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntu

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-serverUbuntu

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470Ubuntu

Fixed in:470.57.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390Ubuntu

Fixed in:390.144-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:390.144-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-418-serverUbuntu

Fixed in:418.211.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:418.211.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-serverUbuntu

Fixed in:450.142.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:450.142.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450Ubuntu

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-serverUbuntu

Fixed in:450.142.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:450.142.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-455Ubuntu

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460Ubuntu

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460-serverUbuntu

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-465Ubuntu

Fixed in:470.57.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470Ubuntu

Fixed in:470.57.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5019-1

Fixed in:470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5019-1

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 RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%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 Advisory2

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