Ubuntu Security Notice 3662-1 - It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained flaws in the kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use these issues to cause a denial of service or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3662-1
May 29, 2018
nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to crash or run programs as an
administrator.
Software Description:
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-384: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
Details:
It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained flaws in the
kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use these issues to cause a
denial of service or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10:
nvidia-384 384.130-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
nvidia-384 384.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
nvidia-384 384.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3662-1
CVE-2018-6249, CVE-2018-6253
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-384/384.130-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-384/384.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-384/384.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1