# CVE-2012-0952: Heap overflow in control device ioctl

- Severity: CVSS 5.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 295.53
- Published: 2020-05-08 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- nvidia graphics drivers: fixed in 295.53

## Description

A heap buffer overflow was discovered in the device control ioctl in the Linux driver for Nvidia graphics cards, which may allow an attacker to overflow 49 bytes. This issue was fixed in version 295.53.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nvidia graphics drivers, upgrade to a fixed version (295.53) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/979373

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