CVE-2022-21815

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Nvidia Nvidia GPU Display Driver
Timeline
PublishedFeb 7
Latest updateFeb 8

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel, created within user mode code, may lead to a denial of service in the form of a system crash.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

▶CVEListV5nvidia/nvidia_gpu_display_driverAll GPU Driver versions for Windows

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-g3fg-h99q-fqq7: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm↗2022-02-08
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CVEList
CVE-2022-21815: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm↗2022-02-07
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CVE-2022-21815 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windo | cvebase.io