Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3173-1 | First vendor Publication | 2017-01-18 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2017-01-18 |
| 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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to crash under certain conditions. Software Description: - nvidia-graphics-drivers-304: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver - nvidia-graphics-drivers-340: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver 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: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: 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: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3173-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-03-21 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3173-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-18 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3173-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-12-21 | Name : A display driver installed on the remote Linux host is affected by a denial o... File : nvidia_unix_cve_2016_8826.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-12-21 | Name : A display driver installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple... File : nvidia_win_cve_2016_8826.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2017-03-22 13:25:22 |
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| 2017-01-19 13:25:05 |
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| 2017-01-18 05:22:40 |
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