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Old 10-17-2006, 08:21 AM   #1
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LXer: Root exploit found in binary NVIDIA driver


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Various sites including slashdot and kernel trap are reporting that there's a root exploit in more than one of the nvidia binary drivers. Bad news if you (like me) use them to achieve 3d acceleration.

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