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USN-3173-2: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability

USN-3173-2: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3173-2

20th March, 2017

nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

Summary

NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to crash under certain conditions.

Software description

Details

USN-3173-1 fixed a vulnerability in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 and
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340. This update provides the corresponding update for
nvidia-graphics-drivers-375.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained a flaw in the
kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of
service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:

Ubuntu 16.10:
nvidia-367

375.39-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-375

375.39-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
nvidia-367

375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-375

375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
nvidia-367

375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-375

375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2016-8826

Source: USN-3173-2: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability

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