Vulnerability · Published May 17, 2022 · Assigned by nvidia

CVE-2022-28181

High 8.5

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver from NVIDIA. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user on the network can cause an out-of-bounds write through a specially crafted shader, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. The scope of the impact may extend to other components.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-drivers470.129.06-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28181
Debian:13nvidia-graphics-drivers470.129.06-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28181
Debian:14nvidia-graphics-drivers470.129.06-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28181
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470470.129.06-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-390390.151-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-430no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-440no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-450no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server450.191.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-455no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-460no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-470470.129.06-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server470.129.06-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-510510.73.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-510-server510.73.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28181

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
NVIDIA NVIDIA GPU Display Driver All GPU Driver versions for Windows and Linux

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References