USN-3904-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability
nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary
NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 – NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
Details
It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled the
GPU performance counters. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
access the application data processed on the GPU.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390 – 390.116-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390 – 390.116-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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
Source: USN-3904-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability
