========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3461-1 October 23, 2017
nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.04 - 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: Transitional package for libcuda1-384 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 17.04: nvidia-384 384.90-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: nvidia-384 384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: nvidia-384 384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3461-1 CVE-2017-6257, CVE-2017-6259, CVE-2017-6266, CVE-2017-6267, CVE-2017-6272 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-384/384.90-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-384/384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-384/384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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