FS#52220 - [nvidia-304xx] graphics driver has a security vulnerability
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Arch Linux
Opened by Filip Frackiewicz (notreallyhere) - Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 00:57 GMT
Last edited by Laurent Carlier (lordheavy) - Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 13:47 GMT
Opened by Filip Frackiewicz (notreallyhere) - Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 00:57 GMT
Last edited by Laurent Carlier (lordheavy) - Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 13:47 GMT
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Details
On December 14th, NVIDIA has issued the following security
advisory:
CVE-2016-8826 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) where a user can cause a GPU interrupt storm, leading to a denial of service. Reference: http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278 |
This task depends upon
Closed by Laurent Carlier (lordheavy)
Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 13:47 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: nvidia-304xx-304.134
Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 13:47 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: nvidia-304xx-304.134
And who's going to do that? It's an orphaned package that nobody cares about and is going to be removed from the repos shortly.