Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2022 · Assigned by nvidia
CVE-2022-34678
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in vGPU software (guest driver) - Windows, Linux and vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager) 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 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged user can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34678 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-430 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34678 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34678 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34678 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-455 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34678 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34678 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | vGPU software (guest driver) - Windows, Linux and vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager) | All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H