USN-5019-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities

21 July 2021

Several security issues were fixed in the NVIDIA graphics drivers.

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It was discovered that an assert() could be triggered in the NVIDIA
graphics drivers. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2021-1093)

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers permitted an
out-of-bounds array access. A local attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service or possibly expose sensitive
information. (CVE-2021-1094)

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained a
vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where they did not properly
control calls with embedded parameters in some situations. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1095)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 21.04
Ubuntu 20.10
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

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