Ubuntu Update for nvidia-graphics-drivers USN-1420-1. 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 possibly gain root privileges
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 21 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | CVE-2012-0946 | 11 Apr 201200:00 | – | ubuntucve |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-19 (nvidia-drivers) | 10 Aug 201200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-67) | 8 Sep 201500:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1420-1) | 13 Apr 201200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-19 (nvidia-drivers) | 10 Aug 201200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | FreeBSD Ports: nvidia-driver | 31 May 201200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | FreeBSD Ports: nvidia-driver | 31 May 201200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | GLSA-201206-19 : NVIDIA Drivers: Privilege escalation | 25 Jun 201200:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Amazon Linux AMI : nvidia (ALAS-2012-67) | 4 Sep 201300:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 : nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-173, nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates, nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates vulnerability (USN-1420-1) | 12 Apr 201200:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1420-1/ |
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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_ubuntu_USN_1420_1.nasl 7960 2017-12-01 06:58:16Z santu $
#
# Ubuntu Update for nvidia-graphics-drivers USN-1420-1
#
# Authors:
# System Generated Check
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
###############################################################################
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "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 possibly gain root privileges.";
tag_summary = "Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1420-1";
tag_affected = "nvidia-graphics-drivers on Ubuntu 11.10 ,
Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS";
tag_solution = "Please Install the Updated Packages.";
if(description)
{
script_xref(name: "URL" , value: "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1420-1/");
script_id(840982);
script_version("$Revision: 7960 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-12-01 07:58:16 +0100 (Fri, 01 Dec 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-04-13 10:33:34 +0530 (Fri, 13 Apr 2012)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-0946");
script_xref(name: "USN", value: "1420-1");
script_name("Ubuntu Update for nvidia-graphics-drivers USN-1420-1");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = get_kb_item("ssh/login/release");
res = "";
if(release == NULL){
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU10.04 LTS")
{
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-173", ver:"173.14.22-0ubuntu11.1", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-current", ver:"195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04.2", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU11.10")
{
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-173", ver:"173.14.30-0ubuntu8.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.10")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-173-updates", ver:"173.14.30-0ubuntu5.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.10")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-current", ver:"280.13-0ubuntu6.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.10")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-current-updates", ver:"280.13-0ubuntu5.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.10")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU11.04")
{
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-173", ver:"173.14.30-0ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.04")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nvidia-current", ver:"270.41.06-0ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.04")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
exit(0);
}
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