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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-02 |
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Severity: High |
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Title: NVIDIA Drivers: Privilege Escalation |
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Date: February 02, 2014 |
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Bugs: #493448 |
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ID: 201402-02 |
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Synopsis |
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A NVIDIA drivers bug allows unprivileged user-mode software to access |
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the GPU inappropriately, allowing for privilege escalation. |
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Background |
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The NVIDIA drivers provide X11 and GLX support for NVIDIA graphic |
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boards. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers |
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< 331.20 *>= 304.116 |
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*>= 319.76 |
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>= 331.20 |
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Description |
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The vulnerability is caused due to the driver allowing unprivileged |
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user-mode software to access the GPU. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker could gain escalated privileges. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All NVIDIA Drivers users using the 331 branch should upgrade to the |
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latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-331.20" |
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All NVIDIA Drivers users using the 319 branch should upgrade to the |
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latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-319.76" |
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All NVIDIA Drivers users using the 304 branch should upgrade to the |
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latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-304.116" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-5986 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5986 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2013-5987 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5987 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-02.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |