Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2814-1 | First vendor Publication | 2015-11-18 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2015-11-18 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 9.5 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.10 - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to run programs as an administrator. Software Description: - nvidia-graphics-drivers-304: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver - nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver - nvidia-graphics-drivers-340: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver - nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver - nvidia-graphics-drivers-352: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver - nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver Details: It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly sanitized user mode inputs. 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 15.10: Ubuntu 15.04: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.131-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/304.131-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.96-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates/340.96-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352/352.63-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates/352.63-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.131-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/304.131-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.96-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates/340.96-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352/352.63-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates/352.63-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates/340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352/352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates/352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.131-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/304.131-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.96-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates/340.96-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2814-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-189 | Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Os | 4 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2015-12-16 | Name : The remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. File : nvidia_unix_cve_2015_7869.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-16 | Name : The remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. File : nvidia_win_cve_2015_8328.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-11-19 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-2814-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2015-12-17 13:26:54 |
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| 2015-11-25 21:33:50 |
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| 2015-11-25 00:29:51 |
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| 2015-11-20 13:27:31 |
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| 2015-11-18 21:23:35 |
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