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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3240-1
March 21, 2017
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-340, nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 vulnerability
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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 versions:
Ubuntu 16.10:
nvidia-304 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-331 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-340 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-367 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-375 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-current 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
nvidia-304 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-331 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-340 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-367 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-375 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-current 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
nvidia-304 304.135-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.135-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-331 340.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-340 340.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-367 375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-375 375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-current 304.135-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
nvidia-304 304.135-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-304-updates 304.135-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-331 340.102-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-331-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-340 340.102-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-340-updates 340.102-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-current 304.135-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3240-1
CVE-2017-0318
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.135-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.102-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-375/375.39-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-375/375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.135-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-375/375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.135-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.102-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
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