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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200611-03">
+ <title>NVIDIA binary graphics driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ The NVIDIA binary graphics driver is vulnerable to a local privilege
+ escalation through an X session.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">nvidia-drivers</product>
+ <announced>2006-11-07</announced>
+ <revised count="02">2006-11-10</revised>
+ <bug>151635</bug>
+ <access>remote, local</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">1.0.8776</unaffected>
+ <unaffected range="lt">1.0.8762</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.8776</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ The NVIDIA binary graphics driver from NVIDIA Corporation provides the
+ kernel module and the GL modules for graphic acceleration on the NVIDIA
+ based graphic cards.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Rapid7 reported a boundary error in the NVIDIA binary graphics driver
+ that leads to a buffer overflow in the accelerated rendering
+ functionality.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>
+ An X client could trigger the buffer overflow with a maliciously
+ crafted series of glyphs. A remote attacker could also entice a user to
+ open a specially crafted web page, document or X client that will
+ trigger the buffer overflow. This could result in the execution of
+ arbitrary code with root privileges or at least in the crash of the X
+ server.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ Disable the accelerated rendering functionality in the Device section
+ of xorg.conf :
+ </p>
+ <code>Option "RenderAccel" "false"</code>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ NVIDIA binary graphics driver users should upgrade to the latest
+ version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5379">CVE-2006-5379</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2006-10-24T09:12:20Z">
+ falco
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-10-24T14:25:34Z">
+ falco
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-10-24T14:27:05Z">
+ falco
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>