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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-42256
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
NVIDIA
View all reports →Affected Software
vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager)
Vulnerable Versions:
All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 30th, 2022
Last Modified:
April 10th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L