[rock-user] [Security Announcement] nvidia (RLSA-20061102-01)

This is a ROCK Linux Security Announcement.

Package: nvidia
Announcement ID: RLSA-20061102-01
Date: 2006-11-02
Affected Distributions: Crystal, LiveCD
Affected Releases: ROCK 3
Cross References:  none
Fixed at trunk revision: 7959

Content of this advisory:
1) Problem Description
2) Solution or Work-Around
3) Special instructions and notes
4) Updateing your source tree
5) Source package update
6) Binary package update

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1) Problem Description
There is a remote hole in nvidia graphics drivers prior 1.0-8776. A
workaround is to disable the Render Accelaration in the xorg.conf if
you don't want to update. The nvidia-legacy package is not affected.


2) Solution or Workaround
There is a remote hole in nvidia graphics drivers prior 1.0-8776. A
workaround is to disable the Render Accelaration in the xorg.conf if
you don't want to update. The nvidia-legacy package is not affected.

3) Special instruction and notes
It might be advisable to reboot the machine after the update because
the nvidia driver is also present in the kernel.

4) Updateing your source tree
If you are using a subversion checkout of trunk, run:
 svn up

If you are using submaster run,
 sm sync
to merge the update from trunk into your tree

5) Source package update
As a user of an affected distribution you can update this package by
rebuilding it on your machine
run
 rocket updsrc
to update your local sources and
 rocket emerge nvidia
to install the updated package

6) Binary package update
Binary packages will be available soon for ROCK 3 at

http://gems.rocklinux.org/repo/ROCK3/TRUNK-x86-pentium-mmx-32-crystal/pkgs

Follow the instructions at
https://www.rocklinux.net/wiki/ROCK3#Upgrading_from_ROCK3_Crystal_RCs
to update the binary package.