--- title: "CVE-2015-5950\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5950?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2015-5950 Publication date 25 September 2015 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | nvidia-graphics-drivers | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 | 15.04 vivid | Fixed 304.128-0ubuntu0.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 304.128-0ubuntu0.0.1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 304.128-0ubuntu0.0.0.1 | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates | 15.04 vivid | Fixed 304.128-0ubuntu0.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 304.128-0ubuntu0.0.1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 304.128-0ubuntu0.0.0.1 | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-310-updates | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-319 | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-319-updates | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 340.93-0ubuntu0.0.0.1 | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 340.93-0ubuntu0.0.0.1 | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 | 15.04 vivid | Fixed 340.93-0ubuntu0.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 340.93-0ubuntu0.0.1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 340.93-0ubuntu0.0.0.1 | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates | 15.04 vivid | Fixed 340.93-0ubuntu0.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 340.93-0ubuntu0.0.1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 340.93-0ubuntu0.0.0.1 | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 | 15.04 vivid | Fixed 346.96-0ubuntu0.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 346.96-0ubuntu0.0.1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates | 15.04 vivid | Fixed 346.96-0ubuntu0.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 346.96-0ubuntu0.0.1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-352 | 15.04 vivid | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates | 15.04 vivid | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-96 | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-96-updates | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-304 | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-310 | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tegra | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | --- * [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-2015-5950) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5950) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-5950) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5950) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-2747-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2747-1) + NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability + 28 September 2015 ### Other references * *