UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8826

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8826

    Published: 16 Dec 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-8826

    Summary:

    Details: All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) where a user can cause a GPU interrupt storm, leading to a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8826, http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3173-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3173-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8826

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -304.134-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    304.88-0ubuntu8

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High