Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-173, nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates, nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates vulnerability (USN-1523-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 61445

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers could be reconfigured to gain access to arbitrary system memory. A local attacker could use this issue to gain root privileges.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 61445

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1523-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 8/7/2012

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-current, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-173, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-current-updates, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-173-updates, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2012

Reference Information

BID: 54772

USN: 1523-1

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