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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-1056): Linux kernel update

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-1056): Linux kernel update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/08/2021
Created
01/15/2021
Added
01/12/2021
Modified
06/09/2021

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) in which it does not completely honor operating system file system permissions to provide GPU device-level isolation, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1063-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1092-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1104-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-130-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-130-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-134-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-134-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1034-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1035-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1035-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1036-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-60-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-60-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-64-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-64-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-6-0-1042-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1015-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1016-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1017-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1017-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1018-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1019-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1019-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1020-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-36-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-36-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-40-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-40-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-lts-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure-lts-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-osp1
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle-lts-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-dkms-418-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-dkms-440-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-dkms-450-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-kernel-common-418-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-kernel-common-440-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-kernel-common-450-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-kernel-source-418-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-kernel-source-440-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-kernel-source-450-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-utils-418-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-utils-440-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-nvidia-utils-450-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390
  • ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-418-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440
  • ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450
  • ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-455
  • ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460

References

  • USN-4689-1
  • USN-4689-2
  • USN-4689-3
  • USN-4689-4
  • CVE-2021-1056

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