1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3904-1

USN-3904-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability

Publication date

7 March 2019

Overview

NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

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.

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

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.10 cosmic xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390 –  390.116-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
18.04 bionic xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390 –  390.116-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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