- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200708-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: NVIDIA drivers: Denial of Service Date: August 19, 2007 Bugs: #183567 ID: 200708-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability has been discovered in the NVIDIA graphic drivers, allowing for a Denial of Service. Background ========== The NVIDIA drivers provide support for NVIDIA graphic boards. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers < 100.14.09 >= 100.14.09 *>= 1.0.9639 *>= 1.0.7185 Description =========== Gregory Shikhman discovered that the default Gentoo setup of NVIDIA drivers creates the /dev/nvidia* with insecure file permissions. Impact ====== A local attacker could send arbitrary values into the devices, possibly resulting in hardware damage on the graphic board or a Denial of Service. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All NVIDIA drivers users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2007-3532 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3532 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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