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FreeBSD : NVIDIA UNIX driver -- multiple vulnerabilities in the kernel mode layer handler (057e6616-1885-11e7-bb4d-a0d3c19bfa21)

high Nessus Plugin ID 99178

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

NVIDIA Unix security team reports :

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains vulnerabilities in the kernel mode layer handler where multiple integer overflows, improper access control, and improper validation of a user input may cause a denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4398

http://www.nessus.org/u?dd7c734e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99178

File Name: freebsd_pkg_057e6616188511e7bb4da0d3c19bfa21.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Published: 4/4/2017

Updated: 12/26/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-0321

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:nvidia-driver-340, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:nvidia-driver, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:nvidia-driver-304

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-0309, CVE-2017-0310, CVE-2017-0311, CVE-2017-0318, CVE-2017-0321