usn-2438-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2014-12-10 18:35
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates, nvidia-graphics-drivers-331, nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled GLX indirect rendering support. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use these issues to cause the X server to crash or execute arbitrary code resulting in possible privilege escalation.

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  "details": "It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled GLX\nindirect rendering support. An attacker able to connect to an X server,\neither locally or remotely, could use these issues to cause the X server to\ncrash or execute arbitrary code resulting in possible privilege escalation.\n",
  "id": "USN-2438-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:32Z",
  "published": "2014-12-10T18:35:36Z",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates, nvidia-graphics-drivers-331, nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8091",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8098",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8298"
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}



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