CVE-2016-8826

Publication date 16 December 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) where a user can cause a GPU interrupt storm, leading to a denial of service.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
nvidia-graphics-drivers 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 304.134-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 304.134-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 304.134-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
nvidia-graphics-drivers-310-updates 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
nvidia-graphics-drivers-319 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
nvidia-graphics-drivers-319-updates 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 340.101-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
nvidia-graphics-drivers-361 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
nvidia-graphics-drivers-367 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
nvidia-graphics-drivers-96 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
nvidia-graphics-drivers-96-updates 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-304 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-310 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
nvidia-graphics-drivers-352 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tegra 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3173-1
    • NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability
    • 18 January 2017
    • USN-3173-2
    • NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability
    • 21 March 2017

Other references