NVIDIA GPU Graphics Driver R340/R352/R358 on Windows/Linux Kernel numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in NVIDIA GPU Graphics Driver R340/R352/R358 on Windows/Linux. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel Module. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7869. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Graphics Driver R340/R352/R358 on Windows/Linux (Hardware Driver Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Kernel Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple integer overflows in the kernel mode driver for the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before 354.35, and R358 before 358.87 on Windows and R304 before 304.131, R340 before 340.96, R352 before 352.63, and R358 before 358.16 on Linux allow local users to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (crash), or possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors, which trigger uninitialized or out of bounds memory access. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT2 and ADT3 due to different vulnerability type and affected versions. See CVE-2015-8328 for the vulnerability in the NVAPI support layer in NVIDIA drivers for Windows.

The weakness was disclosed 11/24/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ubuntu.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-7869 since 10/19/2015. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86944 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 / 15.04 / 15.10 : nvidia-graphics-drivers vulnerability (USN-2814-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196315 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates, (USN-2814-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (86944) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54659†). The entry VDB-79312 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 86944
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 / 15.04 / 15.10 : nvidia-graphics-drivers vulnerability (USN-2814-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 USN-2814-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: USN-2814-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7869 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7869
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79307
SecurityTracker: 1034176
Vulnerability Center: 54659 - NVIDIA GPU Driver Local Multiple Vulnerabilities due to Improperly Sanitize User Mode Inputs, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/25/2015 09:55
Updated: 11/12/2024 07:01
Changes: 11/25/2015 09:55 (56), 05/08/2018 09:14 (13), 06/27/2022 17:21 (4), 06/27/2022 17:29 (1), 06/27/2022 17:37 (1), 11/12/2024 07:01 (18)
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