Vulnerability · Published Nov 18, 2022 · Assigned by nvidia
CVE-2022-31616
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity improper input validation in NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest 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 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a local user with basic capabilities can cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to denial of service, or information disclosure.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31616 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-430 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31616 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31616 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31616 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-455 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31616 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31616 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver) | All versions prior to the August 2022 release |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H