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Posted on 18 November 2015
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2814-1
November 18, 2015
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates,
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340, nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates,
nvidia-graphics-drivers-352, nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates vulnerab=
ility
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to run programs as an administrator=
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Software Description:
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-304: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-340: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-352: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
Details:
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.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 15.10:
nvidia-304 304.131-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.131-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
nvidia-331 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
nvidia-340 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
nvidia-346 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
nvidia-346-updates 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
nvidia-352 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
nvidia-352-updates 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
Ubuntu 15.04:
nvidia-304 304.131-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.131-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
nvidia-331 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
nvidia-340 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
nvidia-346 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
nvidia-346-updates 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
nvidia-352 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
nvidia-352-updates 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
nvidia-304 304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-331 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-340 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-346 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-346-updates 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-352 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-352-updates 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
nvidia-304 304.131-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.131-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.96-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-340 340.96-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.96-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2814-1
CVE-2015-7869
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.131-=
0ubuntu0.15.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/=
304.131-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.96-0=
ubuntu0.15.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates/=
340.96-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352/352.63-0=
ubuntu0.15.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates/=
352.63-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.131-=
0ubuntu0.15.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/=
304.131-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.96-0=
ubuntu0.15.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates/=
340.96-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352/352.63-0=
ubuntu0.15.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates/=
352.63-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.131-=
0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/=
304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.96-0=
ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates/=
340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352/352.63-0=
ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates/=
352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.131-=
0ubuntu0.12.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/=
304.131-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.96-0=
ubuntu0.12.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates/=
340.96-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
