Ubuntu Security Update USN-3173-2: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3173-2


20th March, 2017

nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 vulnerability


A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 16.10
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary


NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to crash under certain conditions.

Software description

• nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 - NVIDIA binary X.Org driver

Details


USN-3173-1 fixed a vulnerability in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 and
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340. This update provides the corresponding update for
nvidia-graphics-drivers-375.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained a flaw in the
kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of
service.

Update instructions


The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 16.10:
nvidia-367 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-375 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
nvidia-367 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-375 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
nvidia-367 375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-375 375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References


CVE-2016-8826

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