ArchLinux: 201709-22: nvidia: multiple issues
Summary
- CVE-2017-6266 (denial of service)
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode
layer handler where improper access controls could allow unprivileged
users to cause a denial of service.
- CVE-2017-6267 (denial of service)
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode
layer handler where an incorrect initialization of internal objects can
cause an infinite loop, which may lead to a denial of service.
- CVE-2017-6272 (privilege escalation)
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode
layer handler where a value passed from a user to the driver is not
correctly validated and used as the index to an array, which may lead
to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
Resolution
Upgrade to 384.90-1.
# pacman -Syu "nvidia>=384.90-1"
The problems have been fixed upstream in version 384.90.
References
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-6266 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-6267 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-6272
Workaround
None.