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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-6260: Security patch for nvidia (ALAS-2019-1182)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-6260: Security patch for nvidia (ALAS-2019-1182)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/13/2018
Created
04/22/2019
Added
04/01/2019
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-nvidia

References

  • ALAS-2019-1182
  • USN-3904-1
  • CVE-2018-6260

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