Vulnerability · Published Feb 7, 2022 · Assigned by nvidia
CVE-2022-21813
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control 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 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver, where improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges may allow an unprivileged local user limited write access to protected memory, which can lead to denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | 470.103.01-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21813 |
| Debian:13 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | 470.103.01-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21813 |
| Debian:14 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | 470.103.01-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21813 |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 | 470.103.01-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21813 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21813 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21813 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-430 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21813 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21813 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21813 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-455 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21813 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21813 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | All GPU Driver versions for Linux |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H