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Exploit code released for Nvidia flaw

Alright, so is this Nvidia code bug fixed or isn’t it? From what I am seeing, it appears that there are some conflicting reports.

Exploit code has been published for a security flaw in Nvidia’s Linux graphics driver that could let a remote intruder take over a system.
The proof-of-concept code shows how an attacker could launch a buffer overflow and then commandeer the system, according to an advisory released Monday by security company Rapid7.

The critical flaws were found in Nvidia’s Binary Graphics driver for Linux versions 8774 and 8762, and may also affect its Linux drivers for FreeBSD and Solaris, according to the advisory.

Rapid7, which discovered the flaws, said that the proprietary Linux drivers are vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack, should the user visit a malicious Web site. The attack could enable an outside to remotely run arbitrary code on the system and write arbitrary data anywhere in its memory…. Source: News.com

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