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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..267a6840a73a --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201304-01"> + <title>NVIDIA Drivers: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis>Two vulnerabilities in NVIDIA drivers may allow a local attacker to + gain escalated privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">nvidia-drivers</product> + <announced>2013-04-08</announced> + <revised count="1">2013-04-08</revised> + <bug>429614</bug> + <bug>464248</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">304.88</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">304.88</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>The NVIDIA drivers provide X11 and GLX support for NVIDIA graphic + boards. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in NVIDIA drivers:</p> + + <ul> + <li>A vulnerability has been found in the way NVIDIA drivers handle + read/write access to GPU device nodes, allowing access to arbitrary + system memory locations (CVE-2012-4225). + </li> + <li>A buffer overflow error has been discovered in NVIDIA drivers + (CVE-2013-0131). + </li> + </ul> + + <p>NOTE: Exposure to CVE-2012-4225 is reduced in Gentoo due to 660 + permissions being used on the GPU device nodes by default. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>A local attacker could gain escalated privileges.</p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All NVIDIA driver users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose + ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-304.88" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4225">CVE-2012-4225</uri> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-0131">CVE-2013-0131</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2012-08-09T20:47:12Z">ackle</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2013-04-08T22:10:10Z">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |