Thursday, December 15th 2016

NVIDIA's GeForce 376.33 WHQL Drivers Fix Multiple Kernel Faults; Update ASAP

If you're one of those people who doesn't regularly update their graphics card drivers, and you're rocking an NVIDIA graphics card, you really should update your drivers to the latest WHQL version, 376.33. The release notes and a security bulletin issued by the company point towards the fixing of multiple detected kernel layer (nvlddmkm.sys) vulnerabilities in NVIDIA's previous driver releases, which could "Lead to a Denial of Service, Escalation of Privileges, or Both".

In total, there are seven reported vulnerabilities as having been fixed, with NVIDIA acknowledging contributions in the issues' detection from engineers with Google Project Zero and Cisco Talos.
Source: NVIDIA Security Bulletin
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32 Comments on NVIDIA's GeForce 376.33 WHQL Drivers Fix Multiple Kernel Faults; Update ASAP

#26
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InVasManiHow dare you forget to include Java guess you left them out like Trump left Twitter out of his meeting how dare he do that decide who he wants at his own meeting that presidential bastard!
Java is fine, running on more servers than any of us cares to count. It's the Java browser plugin that's the bug ridden monstrosity. But since browsers are dropping support for that kind of plugins, it matters little how unsecure it is, since no one will be able to run it anyway. (Of course, Oracle is retiring that plugin as well, since it serves no purpose anymore.)
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#27
TheMailMan78
Big Member
OMG stop the presses! A software company found a vulnerability and fixed it! Next thing you know our OS's will need monthly patches! MADNESS!
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#28
Ferrum Master
TheMailMan78OMG stop the presses! A software company found a vulnerability and fixed it! Next thing you know our OS's will need monthly patches! MADNESS!
Sure...

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#29
TheinsanegamerN
birdieOn my Windows 7 I've had exactly zero problems with NVIDIA drivers over the past six to seven years.

Of course, if you OC like crazy, run all sorts of shady applications, believe that SLI is a relatively cheap solution for increasing your games' performance, or use alpha quality OS'es like Windows 10 then you must suffer and it's not NVIDIA's fault.
:confused:

So, if you use SLI, which is sold and maintained by nvidia, and it doesnt work right due to a nvidia driver update, then it isnt nvidias fault, when THEY developed it?

Also, anecdotal evidence does not disprove anything. Nvidia had problematic drivers in the past, when windows 7 was the big OS. Like that bug where fermi cards would only run at their 2D clock rate.

Acting smug because you dont OC, run SLI, or use windows 10 doesnt help anybody.
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#30
R-T-B
TheinsanegamerN:confused:

So, if you use SLI, which is sold and maintained by nvidia, and it doesnt work right due to a nvidia driver update, then it isnt nvidias fault, when THEY developed it?

Also, anecdotal evidence does not disprove anything. Nvidia had problematic drivers in the past, when windows 7 was the big OS. Like that bug where fermi cards would only run at their 2D clock rate.

Acting smug because you dont OC, run SLI, or use windows 10 doesnt help anybody.
Indeed, I nearly had one of my Fermi cards cooked on Windows 7 as well IIRC (or was it the old 2xx series?) due to a fan bug.

Ironically, I've had less issues on my "alpha quality" Windows 10 OS than anywhere else. At least in term of bug severity.
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#31
BiggieShady
LightningJRhmm well maybe I am incorrect and his grammar is superior.
Not trying to correct you when you are correct given the context ... just trying to be offtopic (mission accomplished) ... also I'd say in this case you have a more common use of the same grammar, a superior grammar would mean different language ... oh well
FluffmeisterDrama ensues.
Anywhoo, number of cases where graphics driver is used as an attack vector compared to others is dramatically low ... that's where all the drama comes from
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