NVIDIA rolls out the GeForce 473.47 WHQL drivers to address any vulnerabilities in their products, ranging as far back as the Kepler GPU series
CVEs are rated between 4.1 to as high as 8.5. The new driver will fix many security issues for the Kepler graphics processor users still using the technology. Outside of improving security issues with some of the older NVIDIA graphics technology, NVIDIA added no new features to the latest security update. The latest security update will protect users until 2024 when the company will officially end support for the ten-year-old architecture. Provided below are snippets from the NVIDIA website explaining the update’s highlights, covered GPUs, and additional information for users. The new security updates are available on NVIDIA’s website.
Supported Products:
NVIDIA TITAN Series: GeForce GTX TITAN, GeForce GTX TITAN Black, GeForce GTX TITAN Z GeForce 700 Series: GTX 780 Ti, GTX 780, GTX 770, GTX 760, GTX 760 Ti (OEM), GT 740, GT 730, GT 720, GT 710 GeForce 600 Series: GTX 690, GTX 680, GTX 670, GTX 660 Ti, GTX 660, GTX 650 Ti BOOST, GTX 650 Ti, GTX 650, GTX 645, GT 640, GT 635, GT 630
Additional Information:
Effective October 2021, Game Ready Driver upgrades, including performance enhancements, new features, and bug fixes, will be available for systems utilizing Maxwell, Pascal, Turing, and Ampere-series GPUs. Critical security updates will be available on systems utilizing desktop Kepler-series GPUs through September 2024. A complete list of desktop Kepler-series GeForce GPUs can be found here.
Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v473.47) Control Panel User’s Guide
