This bug was fixed in the package nvidia-graphics-drivers - 280.13-0ubuntu6.1
--------------- nvidia-graphics-drivers (280.13-0ubuntu6.1) oneiric-security; urgency=low
* SECURITY UPDATE: privilege escalation via kernel memory access (LP: #959842) - debian/dkms/patches/blacklist-register-mapping.patch: blacklist certain offsets in nv.{c,h}. - debian/dkms.conf{.in}: added new patch. - Thanks to NVIDIA for providing the patch. - CVE number pending -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:00:50 -0400
This bug was fixed in the package nvidia- graphics- drivers - 280.13-0ubuntu6.1
--------------- graphics- drivers (280.13-0ubuntu6.1) oneiric-security; urgency=low
nvidia-
* SECURITY UPDATE: privilege escalation via kernel memory access dkms/patches/ blacklist- register- mapping. patch: blacklist dkms.conf{ .in}: added new patch.
(LP: #959842)
- debian/
certain offsets in nv.{c,h}.
- debian/
- Thanks to NVIDIA for providing the patch.
- CVE number pending
-- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:00:50 -0400