Ubuntu 21.04 USN-5019-1: NVIDIA Drivers Denial of Service Risk

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July 20, 2021

Several security issues were fixed in the NVIDIA graphics drivers.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the NVIDIA graphics drivers.

Software Description:

- nvidia-graphics-drivers-390: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver

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

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

- nvidia-graphics-drivers-460: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver

- nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server: NVIDIA Server Driver

- nvidia-graphics-drivers-470: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver

Details:

It was discovered that an assert() could be triggered in the NVIDIA

graphics drivers. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial

of service. (CVE-2021-1093)

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers permitted an

out-of-bounds array access. A local attacker could use this

to cause a denial of service or possibly expose sensitive

information. (CVE-2021-1094)

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained a

vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where they did not properly

control calls with embedded parameter...

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu NVIDIA Drivers

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 21.04:
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390   390.144-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-418-server  418.211.00-0ubunt0.21.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server  450.142.00-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server  450.142.00-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-455   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460-server  460.91.03-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-465   470.57.02-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470   470.57.02-0ubuntu0.21.04.1

Ubuntu 20.10:
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390   390.144-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-418-server  418.211.00-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server  450.142.00-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server  450.142.00-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-455   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460-server  460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-465   470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470   470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.10.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390   390.144-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-418-server  418.211.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server  450.142.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server  450.142.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-455   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460-server  460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-465   470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470   470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390   390.144-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-418-server  418.211.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server  450.142.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server  450.142.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-455   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460   460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460-server  460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-465   470.57.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470   470.57.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.