NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (nvlddmkm.sys): The escape handler exposes functionality that should never
CVE-2018-6252NVIDIA / GPU stackcurated
Impact
The escape handler exposes functionality that should never have shipped to production callers; an unprivileged process can reach it and crash the display driver.
Who can reach it
Any local user on the host.
What to do
Install the fixed Windows GPU Display Driver branch listed in the NVIDIA bulletin. nvlddmkm.sys is a kernel driver: the swap needs a host reboot, so on a Windows GPU node this is a drain-and-reboot, not a live driver reload. No VBIOS or BMC flash involved.
References
This entry is curated: imported from vendor advisories with machine assistance, not yet individually verified. Confirm against your vendor's advisory before acting, and report anything wrong.