Input validation error in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2022-34681
Published: December 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69818
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-34681
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows (nvlddmkm.sys). A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
How to mitigate CVE-2022-34681
Install updates from vendor's website.
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - addressed in versions 474.04, 474.06, 526.98