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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1523-1)

🗓️ 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'nvidia-graphics-drivers' packages on Ubuntu 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 are vulnerable to unauthorized access of system memory which can lead to root privileges. Update available

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841099");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-08-09 04:51:55 +0000 (Thu, 09 Aug 2012)");
  script_version("2023-07-05T05:06:16+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-05 05:06:16 +0000 (Wed, 05 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1523-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(10\.04\ LTS|11\.04|11\.10|12\.04\ LTS)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-1523-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1523-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1033452");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-173, nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates, nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates' package(s) announced via the USN-1523-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers could be reconfigured to
gain access to arbitrary system memory. A local attacker could use this
issue to gain root privileges.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-173, nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates, nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU10.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-173", ver:"173.14.22-0ubuntu11.2", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-current", ver:"195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU11.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-173", ver:"173.14.30-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU11.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-current", ver:"270.41.06-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU11.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU11.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-173", ver:"173.14.30-0ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU11.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-173-updates", ver:"173.14.30-0ubuntu5.2", rls:"UBUNTU11.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-current", ver:"280.13-0ubuntu6.2", rls:"UBUNTU11.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-current-updates", ver:"295.20-0ubuntu0.4", rls:"UBUNTU11.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-173", ver:"173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-173-updates", ver:"173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-current", ver:"295.40-0ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-current-updates", ver:"295.49-0ubuntu0.2", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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