[ubuntu/oneiric-security] nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 173.14.30-0ubuntu8.1 (Accepted)

[Marc Deslauriers]

nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (173.14.30-0ubuntu8.1) 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

Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:49:23 -0400
Changed-By: Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers at ubuntu.com>
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/173.14.30-0ubuntu8.1
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Format: 1.8
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:49:23 -0400
Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
Binary: nvidia-173 nvidia-173-dev
Architecture: source
Version: 173.14.30-0ubuntu8.1
Distribution: oneiric-security
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
Changed-By: Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers at ubuntu.com>
Description: 
 nvidia-173 - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library
 nvidia-173-dev - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver development files
Launchpad-Bugs-Fixed: 959842
Changes: 
 nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (173.14.30-0ubuntu8.1) 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
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