Updated nvidia-current packages fix security vulnerabilities
Publication date: 02 May 2021Type: security
Affected Mageia releases : 7 , 8
CVE: CVE-2021-1076 , CVE-2021-1077
Description
Updated nvidia-current packages fix security vulnerabilities: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) where improper access control may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data corruption (CVE-2021-1076). NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where the software uses a reference count to manage a resource that is incorrectly updated, which may lead to denial of service (CVE-2021-1077). This also adds support for the following GPUs: RTX A5000, RTX A4000, T400, T600, T1000 and support for newer kernels.
References
SRPMS
8/core
- ldetect-lst-0.6.26.3-1.mga8
8/nonfree
- nvidia-current-460.73.01-1.mga8.nonfree
7/nonfree
- nvidia-current-460.73.01-1.mga7.nonfree
7/core
- ldetect-lst-0.6.9.4-1.mga7