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

Summary

NVIDIA vGPU Display Driver for Linux guest contains a vulnerability in a D-Bus configuration file, where an unauthorized user in the guest VM can impact protected D-Bus endpoints, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.

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

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