Unauthorized Access in NVIDIA vGPU Display Driver for Linux Guests
CVE-2022-42260

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2022-42260?

The NVIDIA vGPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability related to its D-Bus configuration file. This flaw enables an unauthorized user within a guest virtual machine to interfere with protected D-Bus endpoints. The exploitation of this vulnerability could result in various consequences, including code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, potential information disclosure, or data tampering.

Human OS v1.0:
Ageing Is an Unpatched Zero-Day Vulnerability.

Remediate biological technical debt. Prime Ageing uses 95% high-purity SIRT6 activation to maintain genomic integrity and bolster systemic resilience.

Deploy the Patch

Affected Version(s)

vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver) 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:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

JSON
.