Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities (USN-3461-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 104122

Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained flaws in the kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use these issues to cause a denial of service or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3461-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104122

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3461-1.nasl

Version: 3.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/24/2017

Updated: 10/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2017-6272

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6257

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-384, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-384-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-libopencl1-375, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-libopencl1-384, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-opencl-icd-375, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-opencl-icd-384, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcuda1-375, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcuda1-384, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-375, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-375-dev

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6257, CVE-2017-6259, CVE-2017-6266, CVE-2017-6267, CVE-2017-6272

USN: 3461-1