koenig (at) d-e-k-a-d-e-n-t (dot) de [email concealed] [2006-11-02 16:43 -0000]:
> On Kubuntu Linux the exploits does not just kill firefox
> but freezes the whole system! Probably it will also freeze
> other distros!
This very much sounds like the recent nvidia driver vulnerability [1].
We currently run extensive testing with the new driver (see [2]).
Please upgrade to it and check again.
koenig (at) d-e-k-a-d-e-n-t (dot) de [email concealed] [2006-11-02 16:43 -0000]:
> On Kubuntu Linux the exploits does not just kill firefox
> but freezes the whole system! Probably it will also freeze
> other distros!
This very much sounds like the recent nvidia driver vulnerability [1].
We currently run extensive testing with the new driver (see [2]).
Please upgrade to it and check again.
Thanks,
Martin
[1] http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/
[2] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2006-November/022177.html
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