CVE-2022-42255 — Out-of-bounds Write in Nvidia Cloud Gaming

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CNA5.3
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Nvidia Cloud GamingNvidia Virtual GPU
Timeline
PublishedDec 30

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an out-of-bounds array access may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDnvidia/virtual_gpu12.0 — 13.6+2
▶NVDnvidia/cloud_gaming< 525.60.11+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2022-42255: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia↗2022-12-30
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OSV
CVE-2022-42255: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia↗2022-12-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Debian
CVE-2022-42255: nvidia-graphics-drivers - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode ...↗2022
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