Access Restriction Bypass Affecting nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx package, versions <340.98-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published8 Nov 2016
- disclosed8 Nov 2016
Introduced: 8 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-7389 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx to version 340.98-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx package and not the nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux R304 before 304.132, R340 before 340.98, R367 before 367.55, R361_93 before 361.93.03, and R370 before 370.28 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) handler for mmap() where improper input validation may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.