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Re: [ GLSA 200708-14 ] NVIDIA drivers: Denial of Service
From: "Eduardo Tongson" <propolice () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:57:07 +0800
On 8/20/07, Raphael Marichez <falco () gentoo org> wrote:
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200708-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: NVIDIA drivers: Denial of Service Date: August 19, 2007 Bugs: #183567 ID: 200708-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability has been discovered in the NVIDIA graphic drivers, allowing for a Denial of Service. Background ========== The NVIDIA drivers provide support for NVIDIA graphic boards. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers < 100.14.09 >= 100.14.09 *>= 1.0.9639 *>= 1.0.7185 Description =========== Gregory Shikhman discovered that the default Gentoo setup of NVIDIA drivers creates the /dev/nvidia* with insecure file permissions. Impact ====== A local attacker could send arbitrary values into the devices, possibly resulting in hardware damage on the graphic board or a Denial of Service. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All NVIDIA drivers users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2007-3532 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3532 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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- [ GLSA 200708-14 ] NVIDIA drivers: Denial of Service Raphael Marichez (Aug 19)
- Re: [ GLSA 200708-14 ] NVIDIA drivers: Denial of Service Eduardo Tongson (Aug 19)