Ubuntu 3173-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: nvidia-304 304.134-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 nvidia-304-updates 304.134-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 nvidia-331 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 nvidia-331-updates 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 nvidia-340 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 nvidia-340-updates 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 nvidia-current 304.134-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: nvidia-304 304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 nvidia-304-updates 304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 nvidia-331 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 nvidia-331-updates 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 nvidia-340 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 nvidia-340-updates 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 nvidia-current 304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: nvidia-304 304.134-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 nvidia-304-updates 304.134-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 nvidia-331 340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 nvidia-331-updates 340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 nvidia-340 340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 nvidia-340-updates 340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 nvidia-current 304.134-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: nvidia-304 304.134-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 nvidia-304-updates 304.134-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 nvidia-331 340.101-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 nvidia-331-updates 340.101-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 nvidia-340 340.101-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 nvidia-340-updates 340.101-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 nvidia-current 304.134-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3173-1
CVE-2016-8826
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.134-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.101-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.134-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/304.134-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/340.101-0ubuntu0.12.04.1