Graphics card manufacturer Nvidia is now issuing a warning to all owners of GeForce GPUs. According to Nvidia’s security bulletin, several security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the company’s proprietary display drivers and other software that require urgent attention.
A total of 8 vulnerabilities are listed, all with a severity rating of ‘High’. If you have an Nvidia GeForce GPU, you need to act now.
Scope of security flaws
According to Nvidia, an attacker who exploited one of the vulnerabilities could gain access to the entire system. This type of access allows hackers to not only break into your PC and run malicious code, but also read and steal your personal data.
This vulnerability affects GeForce Software, Nvidia RTX, Quadro, NVS, and Tesla on both Windows and Linux.
Nvidia has not explicitly stated whether these vulnerabilities have already been exploited in the wild. However, all GeForce graphics cards are affected, so this is likely a widespread issue.
Emergency steps for GeForce users
To address these security vulnerabilities, you need the latest Nvidia GeForce drivers at version 566.03 for Windows and versions 565.57.01, 550.127.05, and 535.216.01 for Linux. Nvidia also notes that some distributors are offering the required security updates as versions 565.92, 561.03, 556.35, and 553.05.
For Nvidia RTX, Quadro, and NVS, update versions 566.03, 553.24, and 538.95 resolve security issues.
You can use Nvidia’s manual driver search tool to search for suitable updates and download them directly. The latest drivers are also provided in the Nvidia app and GeForce Experience app.
More information: Important tweaks to Nvidia apps for GeForce gamers
This article was originally published in our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German.
