Nvidia issues “GeForce Security Update” for its Maxwell and Pascal GPUs
Nvidia releases “GeForce Security Update” for its classic GPUs
Last year, Nvidia ended its “Game Ready” driver support for its Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta series GPUs. This week, Nvidia released its first “GeForce Security Update” for its classic gaming GPUs, including the Pascal GTX 1080 Ti. This is Nvidia’s GeForce Security Driver 582.28 WHQL.
NVIDIA has released a software security update display driver for Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal-series GeForce GPUs which are no longer supported by Game Ready Drivers. This update addresses multiple issues that may lead to security impacts.
– Nvidia
What did this driver fix?
Sadly, Nvidia’s release notes for this driver do not list the issues that this new driver addresses. However, Nvidia’s newest “Security Bulletin” lists a range of high-severity vulnerabilities within Nvidia’s display drivers. These are likely what Nvidia has addressed with its new Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta drivers. As always, we are disappointed that Nvidia does not list fixed security vulnerabilities in its official driver release notes.
Below are the GPUs that are supported by Nvidia’s new GeForce Security Update. Newer Nvidia GPU users should update to the newest drivers available to address these vulnerabilities.
GeForce 10 Series
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, GeForce GTX 1070, GeForce GTX 1060, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, GeForce GTX 1050, GeForce GT 1030, GeForce GT 1010
GeForce 900 Series
GeForce GTX 980 Ti, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 950
GeForce 700 Series
GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 745
NVIDIA TITAN Series
NVIDIA TITAN V, NVIDIA TITAN Xp, NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal), GeForce GTX TITAN X
– GeForce Security Update Driver 582.28 – Supported GPUs
Nvidia’s new GeForce Security Update Driver 582.28 is available to download here.
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