NVIDIA drivers (nvidia-drivers) before 1.0.7185, 1.0.9639, and 100.14.11, as used in Gentoo Linux and possibly other distributions, creates /dev/nvidia* device files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to modify video card settings, cause a denial of service (crash or physical video card damage), and obtain sensitive information.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Gentoo | * | * |
| Linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://osvdb.org/40177
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26497
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25360
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25363
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183567
- http://osvdb.org/40177
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26497
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25360
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25363
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183567