USN-3173-1

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    USN-3173-1

    Published: 18 Jan 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 and nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained a flaw in the kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3173-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/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