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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841396 |
Category: | Ubuntu Local Security Checks |
Title: | Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1799-1) |
Summary: | The remote host is missing an update for the 'nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates, nvidia-settings, nvidia-settings-updates' package(s) announced via the USN-1799-1 advisory. |
Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates, nvidia-settings, nvidia-settings-updates' package(s) announced via the USN-1799-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled large ARGB cursors. A local attacker could use this issue to gain root privileges. The NVIDIA graphics drivers have been updated to 304.88 to fix this issue. In addition to the security fix, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes. Affected Software/OS: 'nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates, nvidia-settings, nvidia-settings-updates' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.1 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-0131 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#771620 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/771620 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xml |
Copyright | Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG |
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