=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3305-1
May 31, 2017

nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- 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-375: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver

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-367                      375.66-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
  nvidia-375                      375.66-0ubuntu0.17.04.1

Ubuntu 16.10:
  nvidia-367                      375.66-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
  nvidia-375                      375.66-0ubuntu0.16.10.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  nvidia-367                      375.66-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  nvidia-375                      375.66-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  nvidia-367                      375.66-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  nvidia-375                      375.66-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3305-1
  CVE-2017-0350, CVE-2017-0351, CVE-2017-0352

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-375/375.66-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-375/375.66-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-375/375.66-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-375/375.66-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 3305-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities

May 31, 2017
NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to crash or run programs as anadministrator.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: nvidia-367 375.66-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 nvidia-375 375.66-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 Ubuntu 16.10: nvidia-367 375.66-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 nvidia-375 375.66-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: nvidia-367 375.66-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 nvidia-375 375.66-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: nvidia-367 375.66-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 nvidia-375 375.66-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3305-1

CVE-2017-0350, CVE-2017-0351, CVE-2017-0352

Severity
May 31, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-375/375.66-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-375/375.66-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-375/375.66-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-375/375.66-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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