Install/Update Nvidia drivers using the GUI.Several of the issues that were patched in this update target the kernel mode layer handler, which could allow a hacker to execute various attacks, including some of those mentioned above. The vulnerability in NVIDIA Control Panel could potentially allow unauthorized users to compromise the security of the software, gain elevated privileges, access the user's data or execute some commands. The critical security issues related to the user mode layer would have allowed a threat actor to execute malicious code, perform denial of service attacks, gain administrator privileges, gain access to some user information or even tamper the user's data.

The issues with the highest severity scores, target the user mode layer in the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, and the NVIDIA Control Panel. The GPU maker has patched a handful of issues that affect Windows PCs, and over a dozen vulnerabilities on Linux. NVIDIA's release notes mention that the display driver fails to install on Microsoft Surface Book 2 devices (GeForce GTX 1060). A flickering issue may occur when the computer is woken from sleep if DSR/DLDSR is enabled.

Systems with a GeForce RTX 4090 may encounter display flickering issues in Watch Dogs 2 if the player stares at the sky. Minecraft Java Edition results in corrupted graphics on the screen, this issue affects older versions of the game. Recordings captured with NVIDIA Shadowplay (DirextX 12) may appear over exposed if HDR is enabled in the Windows settings. Users may experience stability issues in games when toggling HDR if a non-native display resolution has been enabled.

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