NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys): The kernel mode layer fails to release a resource
Impact
The kernel mode layer fails to release a resource after its lifetime ends; a local user leaks it until the node falls over. Only matters to you if you run Windows GPU nodes - VDI/DaaS session hosts, cloud-gaming fleets, Windows render or CAE farms.
Who can reach it
Local and unprivileged on a Windows GPU node, through the driver's private IOCTL / DxgkDdiEscape path. Any interactive or RDP/Citrix session with a GPU handle can call it, so on a multi-session VDI host every logged-in user is in range.
What to do
Install the fixed Windows display driver from bulletin 5353. Cost: a Windows display-driver replacement reboots the node, so drain sessions first. Linux-only fleets can skip this entirely.
References
Related entries
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver (Windows): improper input validation in DxgkDdiEscape lets a local user crash the nodeCVE-2022-28188 · NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys)Medium
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys): A null-pointer dereference in the DxgkDdiEscapeCVE-2022-28189 · NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys)Medium
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys): Improper validation of a display-related dataCVE-2022-34681 · NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys)Medium
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys): A null-pointer dereference in the DxgkDdiEscapeCVE-2022-34683 · NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys)Medium
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys): The DxgkDdiEscape handler exposes informationCVE-2022-42266 · NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys)Medium
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys): An attacker with local access reads sensitiveCVE-2025-23287 · NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Windows kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys)Low
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