Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202405-28 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NVIDIA Drivers, the worst of which could result in root privilege escalation. Versions greater than or equal to 470.223.02 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202405-28
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: NVIDIA Drivers: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: May 08, 2024
Bugs: #909226, #916583
ID: 202405-28
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NVIDIA Drivers, the
worst of which could result in root privilege escalation.
Background
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NVIDIA Drivers are NVIDIA's accelerated graphics driver.
Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers < 470.223.02 >= 470.223.02
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NVIDIA Drivers. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All NVIDIA Drivers 470 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.223.02:0/470"
All NVIDIA Drivers 525 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-525.147.05:0/525"
All NVIDIA Drivers 535 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-535.129.03:0/535"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2023-25515
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25515
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-25516
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25516
[ 3 ] CVE-2023-31022
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31022
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202405-28
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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