CVE-2014-8298 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-8298: The NVIDIA Linux Discrete GPU drivers before R304.125, R331.x before R331.113, R340.x before R340.65, R343.x before R343.36, and R346.x before R346.22, Linux for Tegra (L4T) driver before R21.2, and Chrome OS driver before R40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-8298 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nvidia-graphics-drivers→ fixed in340.65-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nvidia-graphics-drivers→ fixed in340.65-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nvidia-graphics-drivers→ fixed in340.65-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers
```

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