CVE-2016-8826

Publication date 16 December 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025


Ubuntu 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-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-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-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-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-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

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.5 · Medium

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

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