Ubuntu Security Update USN-3240-1: NVIDIA graphics vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3240-1


20th March, 2017

nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-340, 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
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary


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

Software description

• nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 - NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 - NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 - NVIDIA binary X.Org driver

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
nvidia-331 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-current 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-340 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-304 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
nvidia-367 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-375 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-331 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-current 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-340 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-304 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
nvidia-367 375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-375 375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-331 340.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-current 304.135-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-340 340.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.135-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-304 304.135-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
nvidia-331 340.102-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-current 304.135-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-340 340.102-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.135-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-304 304.135-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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-2017-0318

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