Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities (USN-2438-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 80025

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled GLX indirect rendering support. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use these issues to cause the X server to crash or execute arbitrary code resulting in possible privilege escalation.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2438-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80025

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2438-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/15/2014

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8298

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8091

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-304, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-304-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-304-updates, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-304-updates-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-319, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-319-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-319-updates, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-319-updates-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-331, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-331-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-331-updates, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-331-updates-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-331-updates-uvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-331-uvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-current, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-current-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-current-updates, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-current-updates-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-experimental-304, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-experimental-304-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-libopencl1-304, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-libopencl1-304-updates, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-libopencl1-331, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-libopencl1-331-updates, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-opencl-icd-304, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-opencl-icd-304-updates, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-opencl-icd-331, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcuda1-304, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcuda1-304-updates, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcuda1-331, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcuda1-331-updates

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8091, CVE-2014-8098, CVE-2014-8298

BID: 71597, 71606

USN: 2438-1