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 | 304.132-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 | 340.98-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-367 | 367.57-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 | 304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 | 340.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-367 | 367.57-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Unscored —
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kern…
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Unscored —
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux R304 before 304.132, R340 b…