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Ubuntu 21.10: USN-5276-1 Critical: NVIDIA Drivers Denial Of Service

Several security issues were fixed in NVIDIA graphics drivers.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5276-1 February 08, 2022 nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server, nvidia-graphics-drivers-470, nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server, nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 21.10 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in NVIDIA graphics drivers. Software Description: - nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server: NVIDIA Server Driver - nvidia-graphics-drivers-470: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver - nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server: NVIDIA Server Driver - nvidia-graphics-drivers-510: NVIDIA binary X.Org driver Details: It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled permissions in the kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use this issue to write to protected memory and cause a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.10: xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server 450.172.01-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server 450.172.01-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460-server 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-465 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470-server 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-495 510.47.03-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-510 510.47.03-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server 450.172.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server 450.172.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460-server 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-465 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470-server 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-495 510.47.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-510 510.47.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server 450.172.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server 450.172.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460-server 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-465 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470-server 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-495 510.47.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-510 510.47.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5276-1 CVE-2022-21813, CVE-2022-21814 PackageInformation: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server/450.172.01-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/470.103.01-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server/470.103.01-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-510/510.47.03-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server/450.172.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/470.103.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server/470.103.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-510/510.47.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server/450.172.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server/470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-510/510.47.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 . A series of vulnerabilities addressed in NVIDIA's graphics driver software impacts Ubuntu versions such as 21.10, 20.04 LTS, and 18.04 LTS.. NVIDIA Drivers, Linux Security Updates, Ubuntu Vulnerability. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 08, 2022 •Critical Ubuntu