SB2022020179 - Multiple vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux 



SB2022020179 - Multiple vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux

Published: February 1, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022020179
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21814)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux. A local user can run a specially crafted program to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21813)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux. A local user can run a specially crafted program to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.