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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..be60801a --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200708-14"> + <title>NVIDIA drivers: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in the NVIDIA graphic drivers, allowing + for a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">nvidia-drivers</product> + <announced>August 19, 2007</announced> + <revised>October 11, 2007: 03</revised> + <bug>183567</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">71.86.01</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.0.7185</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.0.9639</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="eq">100.14.06</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The NVIDIA drivers provide support for NVIDIA graphic boards. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Gregory Shikhman discovered that the default Gentoo setup of NVIDIA + drivers creates the /dev/nvidia* with insecure file permissions. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could send arbitrary values into the devices, possibly + resulting in hardware damage on the graphic board or a Denial of + Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All NVIDIA drivers users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3532">CVE-2007-3532</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:38:56 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:39:35 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:41:51 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |