USN-2814-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices

Packages

nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 - NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates - NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 - NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates - NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-graphics-drivers-352 - NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates - NVIDIA binary X.Org driver

Details

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly sanitized
user mode inputs. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly gain
root privileges.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
15.10 wily	nvidia-304 – 304.131-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	nvidia-304-updates – 304.131-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	nvidia-331 – 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	nvidia-331-updates – 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	nvidia-340 – 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	nvidia-340-updates – 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	nvidia-346 – 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	nvidia-346-updates – 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	nvidia-352 – 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	nvidia-352-updates – 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
15.04 vivid	nvidia-304 – 304.131-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	nvidia-304-updates – 304.131-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	nvidia-331 – 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	nvidia-331-updates – 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	nvidia-340 – 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	nvidia-340-updates – 340.96-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	nvidia-346 – 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	nvidia-346-updates – 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	nvidia-352 – 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	nvidia-352-updates – 352.63-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
14.04 trusty	nvidia-304 – 304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	nvidia-304-updates – 304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	nvidia-331 – 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	nvidia-331-updates – 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	nvidia-340 – 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	nvidia-340-updates – 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	nvidia-346 – 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	nvidia-346-updates – 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	nvidia-352 – 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	nvidia-352-updates – 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 precise	nvidia-304 – 304.131-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
	nvidia-304-updates – 304.131-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
	nvidia-331-updates – 340.96-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
	nvidia-340 – 340.96-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
	nvidia-340-updates – 340.96-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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References

CVE-2015-7869

CVE-2015-7869