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NVidia bug puts Linux systems at risk
Robert Lemos,
2006-10-17
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NVidia bug puts Linux systems at risk
2006-10-18
Anonymous
Well, this incident just enforces Theo de Raadt's (OpenBSD founder) view about binary blobs being a security issue!
Here's a comment from the exploit...
/*
* "It's so hard to write a graphics driver that open-sourcing it would
* not help."
* - Andrew Fear, Software Product Manager (NVIDIA Corporation).
*/
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Link to this comment:
http://www.securityfocus.com/comments/newsbriefs/331/1437#1437
Nvidia responds. Workaround and Solution
2006-10-20
Anonymous
Please! Help to make open NVidia drivers!
2006-10-20
Anonymous
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Here's a comment from the exploit...
/*
* "It's so hard to write a graphics driver that open-sourcing it would
* not help."
* - Andrew Fear, Software Product Manager (NVIDIA Corporation).
*/
[ reply ]
Link to this comment: http://www.securityfocus.com/comments/newsbriefs/331/1437#1437