Ubuntu 1523-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: nvidia-173 173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2 nvidia-173-updates 173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2 nvidia-current 295.40-0ubuntu1.1 nvidia-current-updates 295.49-0ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 11.10: nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu8.2 nvidia-173-updates 173.14.30-0ubuntu5.2 nvidia-current 280.13-0ubuntu6.2 nvidia-current-updates 295.20-0ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 11.04: nvidia-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu1.2 nvidia-current 270.41.06-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: nvidia-173 173.14.22-0ubuntu11.2 nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04.3 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1523-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1033452
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/295.40-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates/173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates/295.49-0ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/280.13-0ubuntu6.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/173.14.30-0ubuntu8.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates/173.14.30-0ubuntu5.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates/295.20-0ubuntu0.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/270.41.06-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/173.14.30-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/173.14.22-0ubuntu11.2