Log in Start free

Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2022 · Assigned by nvidia

CVE-2022-42255

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds write in vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), 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 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an out-of-bounds array access may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-drivers510.108.03-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42255
Debian:13nvidia-graphics-drivers510.108.03-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42255
Debian:14nvidia-graphics-drivers510.108.03-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42255
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla510.108.03-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42255
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470470.161.03-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42255
Debian:12nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules515.86.01-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42255
Debian:13nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules515.86.01-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42255
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-430no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-440no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-450no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-455no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-460no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-470470.161.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server470.161.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-510510.108.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-515515.86.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSnvidia-graphics-drivers-515-server515.86.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
NVIDIA vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), 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-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References