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Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2022 · Assigned by nvidia

CVE-2022-42261

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity buffer overflow in vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), 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 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where an input index is not validated, which may lead to buffer overrun, which in turn may cause data tampering, information disclosure, or denial of service.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-drivers510.108.03-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42261
Debian:13nvidia-graphics-drivers510.108.03-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42261
Debian:14nvidia-graphics-drivers510.108.03-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42261
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla510.108.03-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42261
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470470.161.03-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-430no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-440no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-450no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server450.216.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-455no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-460no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-470470.161.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server470.161.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-510510.108.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42261

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
NVIDIA vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), 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-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References