Information Leak Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux
CVE-2022-34674

6.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Nvidia
Status
Vgpu Software (guest Driver) - Linux, Vgpu Software (virtual Gpu Manager), Nvidia Cloud Gaming (guest Driver), Nvidia Cloud Gaming (virtual Gpu Manager)
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 December 2022

Summary

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a flaw in the kernel mode layer handler. A helper function may erroneously map more physical pages than intended, potentially leading to undefined behavior, which could result in an information leak. This vulnerability puts sensitive data at risk, highlighting the importance of maintaining up-to-date drivers to mitigate potential exposures.

Affected Version(s)

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

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg0...
mailing-list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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