UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6259

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6259

    Published: 28 Jul 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-6259
    Aliases:
    USN-3461-1

    Summary:

    Details: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6259, https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3461-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6259

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nvidia-graphics-drivers-384

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    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