CVE-2017-6272

NameCVE-2017-6272
DescriptionNVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated and used as the index to an array which may lead to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs876414

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
nvidia-graphics-drivers (PTS)bullseye/non-free470.256.02-2fixed
bookworm/non-free-firmware535.183.01-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie/non-free-firmware, sid/non-free-firmware535.183.06-1fixed
nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx (PTS)sid/non-free340.108-22vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
nvidia-graphics-driverssourceexperimental384.90-1
nvidia-graphics-driverssourcewheezy(unfixed)end-of-life
nvidia-graphics-driverssourcestretch384.130-1
nvidia-graphics-driverssource(unstable)384.98-2876414
nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-304xxsource(unstable)(unfixed)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xxsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

[jessie] - nvidia-graphics-drivers <no-dsa> (Non-free not supported)
[wheezy] - nvidia-graphics-drivers <end-of-life> (Non-free not supported)
[buster] - nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx <ignored> (Non-free not supported, no updates provided by Nvidia for 340)
[stretch] - nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx <ignored> (Non-free not supported, no updates provided by Nvidia for 340)
[stretch] - nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-304xx <ignored> (Non-free not supported)
[jessie] - nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-304xx <no-dsa> (Non-free not supported)
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544

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