UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6272

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6272
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6272.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6272
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Published
2017-09-22T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:51:25.031504Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

NVIDIA 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / nvidia-graphics-drivers-384

Package

Name
nvidia-graphics-drivers-384
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nvidia-graphics-drivers-384@384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcuda1-375",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcuda1-384",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-375",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-375-dev",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-384",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-384-dev",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-libopencl1-375",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-libopencl1-384",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-opencl-icd-375",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-opencl-icd-384",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / nvidia-graphics-drivers-384

Package

Name
nvidia-graphics-drivers-384
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nvidia-graphics-drivers-384@384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcuda1-375",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcuda1-384",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-375",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-375-dev",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-384",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-384-dev",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-libopencl1-375",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-libopencl1-384",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-opencl-icd-375",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nvidia-opencl-icd-384",
            "binary_version": "384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / nvidia-graphics-drivers-304

Package

Name
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304@304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

304.*

304.128-0ubuntu1
304.131-0ubuntu2
304.131-0ubuntu3
304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / nvidia-graphics-drivers-340

Package

Name
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340@340.107-0ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

340.*

340.93-0ubuntu1
340.93-0ubuntu2
340.96-0ubuntu1
340.96-0ubuntu2
340.96-0ubuntu3
340.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
340.104-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
340.107-0ubuntu0.16.04.2