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USN-3173-2: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability

Publication date

21 March 2017

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

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.

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

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
16.10 yakkety nvidia-367 –  375.39-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
nvidia-375 –  375.39-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 xenial nvidia-367 –  375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-375 –  375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 trusty nvidia-367 –  375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-375 –  375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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