{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"USN-4689-2","aliases":[],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-azure-5.4, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-oem-5.6, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4 vulnerabilities\n\nUSN-4689-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the NVIDIA graphics drivers.\nThis update provides the corresponding updates for the NVIDIA Linux\nDKMS kernel modules.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel\n contained a vulnerability that allowed user-mode clients to access legacy\n privileged APIs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of\n service or escalate privileges. (CVE-2021-1052)\n\n It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel\n did not properly validate a pointer received from userspace in some\n situations. 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