Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20183979000
Revision Date:2019-04-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-3979 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:A remote denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the way the Nouveau Display Driver (the default Ubuntu Nvidia display driver) handles GPU shader execution. A specially crafted pixel shader can cause remote denial-of-service issues. An attacker can provide a specially crafted website to trigger this vulnerability. This vulnerability can be triggered remotely after the user visits a malformed website. No further user interaction is required. Vulnerable versions include Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64), Nouveau Display Driver NV117 (vermagic: 4.15.0-29-generic SMP mod_unload).
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-3979
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'xserver-xorg-video-nouveau' package in bionic is affected, but a decision has been made to defer addressing it (note: '2019-04-05').
  • OR The 'xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-hwe-18.04' package in bionic is affected, but a decision has been made to defer addressing it (note: '2019-04-05').
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