Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1523-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers could be reconfigured to gain access to arbitrary system memory. A local attacker could use this issue to gain root privileges.
Affected
nvidia-graphics-drivers on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 11.10 ,
Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
