Summary
It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly sanitized
user mode inputs. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly gain
root privileges.
Fixed packages 6
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 | 304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates | 304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 | 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates | 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-352 | 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates | 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
Multiple integer overflows in the kernel mode driver for the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7869