NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to crash under certain conditions.
USN-3173-1 fixed a vulnerability in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 and nvidia-graphics-drivers-340. This update provides the corresponding update for nvidia-graphics-drivers-375.
21 March 2017
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to crash under certain conditions.
USN-3173-1 fixed a vulnerability in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 and nvidia-graphics-drivers-340. This update provides the corresponding update for nvidia-graphics-drivers-375.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained a flaw in the kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
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