CVE-2024-12837
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSoftware installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to corrupt kernel heap memory.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA vulnerability in GPU drivers allows non-privileged user applications to make improper system calls that corrupt kernel heap memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system instability.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed GPU driversList installed GPU driver packages or check driver version using system tools such as 'lspci -v | grep -i gpu', 'dpkg --list | grep -i driver', or 'rpm -qa | grep -i driver' depending on your OSAffected if GPU drivers from a vendor affected by this vulnerability are installed
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Determine GPU driver versionUse vendor-specific commands to query the installed driver version, such as 'nvidia-smi' for NVIDIA, 'amdgpu-install --version' for AMD, or check /sys/class/drm/ for open-source driversAffected if The installed version falls within the vulnerable version range for your specific GPU vendor
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Verify GPU driver is actively loadedCheck if the GPU driver module is currently loaded in memory using 'lsmod' command to list loaded kernel modules, or check 'dmesg' for driver initialization messagesAffected if The vulnerable GPU driver module is loaded and running
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Confirm user-space GPU utilities have accessVerify that non-privileged users can access GPU device nodes by checking permissions on /dev/dri/* or /dev/nvidia* and examining if user-space GPU libraries are installedAffected if Non-privileged users have access to GPU system call interfaces without additional restrictions
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Review GPU-related system callsAudit recent system logs (auditd logs, dmesg, syslog) for unusual or repeated GPU-related system calls from user applications, especially IOCTL calls to GPU device filesAffected if There is evidence of excessive or abnormal GPU system calls from user space applications
Your environment is affected if you have a vulnerable GPU driver version installed and loaded that permits non-privileged user applications to make direct system calls to the GPU driver interface.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-provided patches or updates to the GPU driver software to remediate improper input validation in GPU system calls.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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