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CVE-2016-2556

Published: 12 April 2016

The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows improperly allows access to restricted functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Only affects Windows

Priority

Medium

CVSS 3 base score: 7.8

Status

Package Release Status
nvidia-graphics-drivers
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(superseded)
trusty Does not exist

wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
trusty Does not exist

wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-304
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
wily Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
wily Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-310-updates
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
wily Not vulnerable
(superseded)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-319
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(superseded)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
wily Not vulnerable
(superseded)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-319-updates
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(superseded)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
wily Not vulnerable
(superseded)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(superseded)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
wily Not vulnerable
(superseded)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(superseded)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
wily Not vulnerable
(superseded)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
wily Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
wily Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-346
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-352
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
wily Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
wily Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
nvidia-graphics-drivers-361
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-361-updates
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-96
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
trusty Does not exist

wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-96-updates
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
trusty Does not exist

wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-304
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(superseded)
trusty Does not exist

wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-310
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(superseded)
trusty Does not exist

wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-tegra
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
trusty Does not exist

wily Does not exist

nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Not vulnerable
(superseded)
trusty Does not exist

wily Does not exist