Ubuntu 20.10 USN-4689-3 Critical: NVIDIA Driver Denial Of Service

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January 20, 2021

Several security issues were fixed in NVIDIA graphics drivers.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in NVIDIA graphics drivers.

Software Description:

- nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server: NVIDIA Server Driver

- nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server: NVIDIA Server Driver

Details:

It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel

contained a vulnerability that allowed user-mode clients to access legacy

privileged APIs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of

service or escalate privileges. (CVE-2021-1052)

It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel

did not properly validate a pointer received from userspace in some

situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

(CVE-2021-1053)

Xinyuan Lyu discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux

kernel did not properly restrict device-level GPU isolation. A local

attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly expose

sensitive information. (CVE-2021-1056)

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update critical privilege escalation Ubuntu kernel ubuntu NVIDIA driver nvidia-driver

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.10:
  nvidia-dkms-418-server          418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  nvidia-dkms-440-server          450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  nvidia-dkms-450-server          450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  nvidia-kernel-common-418-server  418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  nvidia-kernel-common-440-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  nvidia-kernel-common-450-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  nvidia-kernel-source-418-server  418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  nvidia-kernel-source-440-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  nvidia-kernel-source-450-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  nvidia-utils-418-server         418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  nvidia-utils-440-server         450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  nvidia-utils-450-server         450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-418-server  418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.10.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  nvidia-dkms-418-server          418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  nvidia-dkms-440-server          450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  nvidia-dkms-450-server          450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-common-418-server  418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-common-440-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-common-450-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-source-418-server  418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-source-440-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-source-450-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  nvidia-utils-418-server         418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  nvidia-utils-440-server         450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  nvidia-utils-450-server         450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-418-server  418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  nvidia-dkms-418-server          418.181.07-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  nvidia-dkms-440-server          450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  nvidia-dkms-450-server          450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-common-418-server  418.181.07-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-common-440-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-common-450-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-source-418-server  418.181.07-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-source-440-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  nvidia-kernel-source-450-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  nvidia-utils-418-server         418.181.07-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  nvidia-utils-440-server         450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  nvidia-utils-450-server         450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-418-server  418.181.07-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server  450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional
bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to reboot your
computer to make all the necessary changes.