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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2438-1
December 10, 2014
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates,
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331, nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 14.10
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the NVIDIA graphics drivers.
Software Description:
– nvidia-graphics-drivers-304: NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
– nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates: NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
– nvidia-graphics-drivers-331: NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
– nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates: NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
Details:
It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled GLX
indirect rendering support. An attacker able to connect to an X server,
either locally or remotely, could use these issues to cause the X server to
crash or execute arbitrary code resulting in possible privilege escalation.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.10:
nvidia-304 304.125-0ubuntu0.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.125-0ubuntu0.1
nvidia-331 331.113-0ubuntu0.1
nvidia-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
nvidia-304 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1
nvidia-331 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
nvidia-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
nvidia-304 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.0.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.0.1
nvidia-331 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.0.3
nvidia-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.0.3
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2438-1
CVE-2014-8091, CVE-2014-8098, CVE-2014-8298
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.125-0ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/304.125-0ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331/331.113-0ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates/331.113-0ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331/331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates/331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.125-0ubuntu0.0.0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/304.125-0ubuntu0.0.0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331/331.113-0ubuntu0.0.0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates/331.113-0ubuntu0.0.0.3
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