Out-of-bounds Write Affecting nvidia-graphics-drivers package, versions <304.88-0ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1210-NVIDIAGRAPHICSDRIVERS-385381
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed12 Feb 2020

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2012-0951  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.10 nvidia-graphics-drivers to version 304.88-0ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-graphics-drivers package and not the nvidia-graphics-drivers package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A Memory Corruption Vulnerability exists in NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 29549 due to an unknown function in the file proc/driver/nvidia/registry.

CVSS Scores

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