SPECS (AC-branch): X11-driver-nvidia.spec - security advisory in p...

mguevara mguevara at pld-linux.org
Tue Oct 17 22:09:40 CEST 2006


Author: mguevara                     Date: Tue Oct 17 20:09:40 2006 GMT
Module: SPECS                         Tag: AC-branch
---- Log message:
- security advisory in pkg description - 8774 are said to be remotely 
  exploitable

---- Files affected:
SPECS:
   X11-driver-nvidia.spec (1.78.2.1 -> 1.78.2.2) 

---- Diffs:

================================================================
Index: SPECS/X11-driver-nvidia.spec
diff -u SPECS/X11-driver-nvidia.spec:1.78.2.1 SPECS/X11-driver-nvidia.spec:1.78.2.2
--- SPECS/X11-driver-nvidia.spec:1.78.2.1	Tue Oct 10 15:09:58 2006
+++ SPECS/X11-driver-nvidia.spec	Tue Oct 17 22:09:35 2006
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
 the base Xorg/XFree86 install and are not supported by this driver
 set.
 
+SECURITY: This version (8774) is supposed to be localy and remotely 
+exploitable - look at the security advisory 
+http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/
+
 %description -l pl
 Usprawnione sterowniki dla kart graficznych nVidia do serwera
 Xorg/XFree86, dające wysokowydajną akcelerację OpenGL, obsługę AGP i
@@ -102,6 +106,10 @@
 sterownik nv z pakietów Xorg/XFree8 - NIE są obsługiwane przez ten
 pakiet.
 
+BEZPIECZEŃSTWO: Ta wersja sterownika (8774) jest podatna na zdalne 
+jak i lokalne ataki pozwalające na wykoannie kodu z uprawnieniami 
+roota - szczegóły na stronie http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/ 
+
 %package devel
 Summary:	OpenGL for X11R6 development (only gl?.h)
 Summary(pl):	Pliki nagłówkowe OpenGL dla systemu X11R6 (tylko gl?.h)
@@ -371,6 +379,10 @@
 All persons listed below can be reached at <cvs_login>@pld-linux.org
 
 $Log$
+Revision 1.78.2.2  2006/10/17 20:09:35  mguevara
+- security advisory in pkg description - 8774 are said to be remotely
+  exploitable
+
 Revision 1.78.2.1  2006/10/10 13:09:58  hawk
 - killed duplicate of install -d o/include/linux
 - do clean up before compiling anything, otherwise UP module gets linked
================================================================

---- CVS-web:
    http://cvs.pld-linux.org/SPECS/X11-driver-nvidia.spec?r1=1.78.2.1&r2=1.78.2.2&f=u



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