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title: "CVE-2006-5379\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2006-5379

Publication date 18 October 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The accelerated rendering functionality of NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver
(binary blob driver) For Linux v8774 and v8762, and probably on other
operating systems, allows local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code via a large width value in a font glyph, which can be used to
overwrite arbitrary memory locations.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15 | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.6.15.12-29.1 |
| linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17 | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.6.17.8-12.3 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5379)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5379)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-5379)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5379)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-377-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-377-1)
+ NVIDIA vulnerability
+ 4 November 2006

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5379>