CVE-2022-42256

5.3MEDIUM

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

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an integer overflow in index validation may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.

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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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