The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5276-1 advisory.

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver, where improper handling     of insufficient permissions or privileges may allow an unprivileged local user limited write access to     protected memory, which can lead to denial of service. (CVE-2022-21813)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver package, where improper     handling of insufficient permissions or privileges may allow an unprivileged local user limited write     access to protected memory, which can lead to denial of service. (CVE-2022-21814)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities (USN-5276-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 157456

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Version 1.8 Mar 8, 2024, 6:26 PM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202403081826
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Version 1.6 Jul 11, 2023, 4:01 AM Detection Plugin Feed: 202307110401
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