Monday, May 16th 2022
NVIDIA Releases Security Update 473.47 WHQL Driver for Kepler GPUs
Ten years ago, in 2012, NVIDIA introduced its Kepler series of graphics cards based on the TSMC 28 nm node. Architecture has been supported for quite a while now by NVIDIA's drivers, and the last series to carry support was the 470 driver class. Today, NVIDIA pushed a security update in the form of a 473.47 WHQL driver that brings fixes to various CVE vulnerabilities that can cause anything from issues that may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering. This driver version has no fixed matters and doesn't bring any additional features except the fix for vulnerabilities. With CVEs rated from 4.1 to 8.5, NVIDIA has fixed major issues bugging Kepler GPU users. With a high risk for code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering, the 473.47 WHQL driver is another step for supporting Kepler architecture until 2024, when NVIDIA plans to drop the support for this architecture. Supported cards are GT 600, GT 700, GTX 600, GTX 700, Titan, Titan Black, and Titan Z.
The updated drivers are available for installation on NVIDIA's website and for users of TechPowerUp's NVCleanstall software.
Sources:
NVIDIA (Driver), NVIDIA Security Bulletin May 2022
The updated drivers are available for installation on NVIDIA's website and for users of TechPowerUp's NVCleanstall software.
11 Comments on NVIDIA Releases Security Update 473.47 WHQL Driver for Kepler GPUs
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Branch progression for this driver goes something like this:The developer builds actually still seem to install on Kepler (due to an oversight) with bizarre results, since Vulkan and OpenGL fail to initialize
In any case... this is the driver you will want to run if you still have one of these cards :D
I mean... we've had the 7 and 9 series, then 10 20 and 30.
5 generations old, i'm gunna call it very retired.
I mean that's the same year we had Ivy bridge as the CPU leader, no one argues that they're modern or alive and kicking (Despite the fact i have two ivy bridge and one sandy bridge systems in the house)
Oh @Assimilator ngreedia lol