Summary
It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled
permissions in the kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use this issue
to write to protected memory and cause a denial of service.
Fixed packages 8
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server | 450.172.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 | 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server | 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 | 510.47.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server | 450.172.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 | 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server | 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 | 510.47.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Medium 6.1
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver, where improper handling of insuffici…
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Medium 6.1
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver package, where improper handling of i…