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Old 5th August 2012, 01:49 AM
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NVIDIA Fixes Linux GPU Driver Security Hole

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...tem&px=MTE1Mzk

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3140

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Days after it was publicly revealed that a security vulnerability in the NVIDIA Linux driver easily yields root system access, NVIDIA has updated their proprietary graphics driver to address this problem.
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