This issue is rated as critical due to the possibility of remote code execution.

It is recommended to update your system as soon as possible.

CVE-2018-6759 NVIDIA Linux users are advised to update the driver package to version 341.40.

CVE-2018-6760 NVIDIA Windows users are advised to install the updated driver package.

CVE-2018-6761 NVIDIA Mac OS users are advised to update to the latest version.

CVE-2018-6762 NVIDIA FreeBSD users are advised to upgrade to the latest version.

CVE-2018-6763 NVIDIA OpenBSD users are advised to upgrade to the latest version.

CVE-2018-6764 The driver contains a vulnerability that can cause memory leakage.

CVE-2018-6765 The driver can cause a denial of service if a 32-bit process attempts to access memory that is greater than 4GB.

CVE-2018-6766 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability that can cause a memory leak.
In some cases, this issue can cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).

CVE-2018-6767 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability that can cause an integer overflow.
This issue can lead to a denial of service.

CVE-2018-6768 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability that can cause a memory leak.
This issue can cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).

CVE-2018-

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - local privilege escalation and memory leakage

CVE-2018-6769 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability that can cause a denial of service.
This issue can lead to a denial of service.

It should be noted that this update does not address CVE-2018-6768 and CVE-2018-6769, which were already fixed in previous releases.

Timeline

Published on: 11/19/2022 00:15:00 UTC
Last modified on: 11/29/2022 16:17:00 UTC

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