Integer overflow in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver and NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver - CVE-2022-42265
Published: February 29, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86927
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42265
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko). A local user can trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack or gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42265
Install updates from vendor's website.