Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5547-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 5547-1 - Le Wu discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers did not properly perform input validation in some situations. A local user could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Tal Lossos discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled certain memory operations, leading to a null-pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Artem S. Tashkinov discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers Dynamic Boost …

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