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USN-1799-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability

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USN-1799-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/08/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

Buffer overflow in the NVIDIA GPU driver before 304.88, 310.x before 310.44, and 313.x before 313.30 for the X Window System on UNIX, when NoScanout mode is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a large ARGB cursor.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-current
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-current-updates
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-settings
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-settings-updates

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