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CVE-2022-34684· NVD / CVE Program· CNA nvidia

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an off-by-one error may lead to dat

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an off-by-one error may lead to data tampering or information disclosure.

HighCVSS 7.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 30, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 15th percentile
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Action score

28

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.1
CNA · nvidia
5.3
1.8 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
nvidiavirtual gpu
nvidiacloud gaming
nvidiagpu display driver
nvidiageforce
nvidianvs
nvidiaquadro
nvidiartx
nvidiatesla
citrixhypervisor
linuxlinux kernel
redhatenterprise linux kernel-based virtual machine
vmwarevsphere

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • nvidia cloud gamingbefore 525.60.11
  • nvidia cloud gamingbefore 525.60.12
  • nvidia gpu display driver515 and later · before 515.86.01
  • nvidia gpu display driver510 and later · before 510.108.03
  • nvidia virtual gpu14.0 and later · before 14.4
  • nvidia virtual gpubefore 11.11
  • nvidia virtual gpu12.0 and later · before 13.6

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (nvidia). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • NVIDIA vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager)

    • All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 releaseaffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-driversbefore 510.108.03-1510.108.03-1
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-drivers-teslabefore 510.108.03-1510.108.03-1
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470before 470.161.03-1470.161.03-1
Debian:12nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modulesbefore 515.86.01-1515.86.01-1

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-28181NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user on the
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-0085NVIDIA vGPU software for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where unprivileged users could execute privileged operations on the host
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-0084NVIDIA vGPU software for Linux contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager, where the guest OS could execute privileged operations.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2023-31017NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker may be able to write arbitrary data to privileged locations
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2023-31016NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an uncontrolled search path element may allow an attacker to execute ar
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2023-0198NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where improper restriction of operations within the b
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers510.108.03-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla510.108.03-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470470.161.03-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules515.86.01-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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