1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200708-14 / nvidia-drivers |
| Release Date | August 19, 2007 |
| Latest Revision | October 11, 2007: 03 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | local |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers | = 100.14.06 | >= 71.86.01, revision >= 1.0.7185, revision >= 1.0.9639 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #183567
A vulnerability has been discovered in the NVIDIA graphic drivers, allowing for a Denial of Service.
The NVIDIA drivers provide support for NVIDIA graphic boards.
Gregory Shikhman discovered that the default Gentoo setup of NVIDIA drivers creates the /dev/nvidia* with insecure file permissions.
A local attacker could send arbitrary values into the devices, possibly resulting in hardware damage on the graphic board or a Denial of Service.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All NVIDIA drivers users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers" |