QwikSec

Security Database

CVE

CWE

Training

CVE-2011-0636

Published: Jan 22, 2011

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The (1) cudaHostAlloc and (2) cuMemHostAlloc functions in the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 3.2 developer drivers for Linux 260.19.26, and possibly other versions, do not initialize pinned memory, which allows local users to read potentially sensitive memory, such as file fragments during read or write operations.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

cuda-toolkit-cudahostalloc-info-disc(64710)

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

http://classic.chem.msu.su/cgi-bin/ceilidh.exe/gran/gamess/forum/?C35e9ea936bHW-7676-1022+00.htm

x_refsource_MISC

http://classic.chem.msu.su/cgi-bin/ceilidh.exe/gran/gamess/forum/?C35e9ea936bHW-7677-1391+00.htm

x_refsource_MISC

vdb-entry

x_refsource_OSVDB

20110107 CUDA drivers/Linux security hole

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

http://classic.chem.msu.su/cgi-bin/ceilidh.exe/gran/gamess/forum/?C35e9ea936bHW-7681-487+00.htm

x_refsource_MISC

vdb-entry

x_refsource_SECTRACK

http://classic.chem.msu.su/cgi-bin/ceilidh.exe/gran/gamess/forum/?C35e9ea936bHW-7675-1380-00.htm

x_refsource_MISC

20110201 fix for Nvidia CUDA drivers security breach

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=190303

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Security Training

Train your team to recognize and prevent security threats with our comprehensive security awareness program.

Vulnerability Scanning

Discover vulnerabilities in your applications and infrastructure before attackers do.