Permission Issues Affecting nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 package, versions <304.132-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-NVIDIAGRAPHICSDRIVERS304-304047
- published8 Nov 2016
- disclosed8 Nov 2016
Introduced: 8 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-7382 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 to version 304.132-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 package and not the nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-7382
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7382
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4246
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94177