Ubuntu update for NVIDIA graphics drivers

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU9884

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5753

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in Intel CPU hardware due to improper implementation of the speculative execution of instructions. A local attacker can perform a bounds check bypass, execute arbitrary code, conduct a side-channel attack and read sensitive memory information.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:

nvidia-384 384.111-0ubuntu0.17.10.1

Ubuntu 17.04:

nvidia-384 384.111-0ubuntu0.17.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

nvidia-384 384.111-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

nvidia-384 384.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

External links

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3521-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.