=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1420-1
April 11, 2012

nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-173, nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates, nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:
- nvidia-graphics-drivers: NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-173: NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates: NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates: NVIDIA binary Xorg driver

Details:

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers could be reconfigured to
gain access to arbitrary system memory. A local attacker could use this
issue to possibly gain root privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 11.10:
  nvidia-173                      173.14.30-0ubuntu8.1
  nvidia-173-updates              173.14.30-0ubuntu5.1
  nvidia-current                  280.13-0ubuntu6.1
  nvidia-current-updates          280.13-0ubuntu5.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
  nvidia-173                      173.14.30-0ubuntu1.1
  nvidia-current                  270.41.06-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  nvidia-173                      173.14.22-0ubuntu11.1
  nvidia-current                  195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1420-1
  CVE-2012-0946

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/280.13-0ubuntu6.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/173.14.30-0ubuntu8.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates/173.14.30-0ubuntu5.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates/280.13-0ubuntu5.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/270.41.06-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/173.14.30-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/173.14.22-0ubuntu11.1

Ubuntu 1420-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability

April 11, 2012
NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu8.1 nvidia-173-updates 173.14.30-0ubuntu5.1 nvidia-current 280.13-0ubuntu6.1 nvidia-current-updates 280.13-0ubuntu5.1 Ubuntu 11.04: nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu1.1 nvidia-current 270.41.06-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: nvidia-173 173.14.22-0ubuntu11.1 nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04.2 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1420-1

CVE-2012-0946

Severity
April 11, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/280.13-0ubuntu6.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/173.14.30-0ubuntu8.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates/173.14.30-0ubuntu5.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates/280.13-0ubuntu5.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/270.41.06-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/173.14.30-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/173.14.22-0ubuntu11.1

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