=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5019-1
July 21, 2021

nvidia-graphics-drivers-390, nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server,
nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server, nvidia-graphics-drivers-460,
nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server, nvidia-graphics-drivers-470
vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 21.04
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

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 parameters in some situations. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.  (CVE-2021-1095)

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.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5019-1
  CVE-2021-1093, CVE-2021-1094, CVE-2021-1095

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/390.144-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server/418.211.00-0ubunt0.21.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server/450.142.00-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/470.57.02-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/390.144-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server/418.211.00-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server/450.142.00-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/390.144-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server/418.211.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server/450.142.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/390.144-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server/418.211.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server/450.142.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/470.57.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 5019-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities

July 20, 2021
Several security issues were fixed in the NVIDIA graphics drivers.

Summary

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.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5019-1

CVE-2021-1093, CVE-2021-1094, CVE-2021-1095

Severity
July 21, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/390.144-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server/418.211.00-0ubunt0.21.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server/450.142.00-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/470.57.02-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/390.144-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server/418.211.00-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server/450.142.00-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/390.144-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server/418.211.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server/450.142.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/390.144-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server/418.211.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server/450.142.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server/460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/470.57.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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