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.
- Published
- Dec 30, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 15th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
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Action score
28
Monitor
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
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| nvidia | virtual gpu | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu |
| nvidia | cloud gaming | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming |
| nvidia | gpu display driver | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver |
| nvidia | geforce | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce |
| nvidia | nvs | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvs |
| nvidia | quadro | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:quadro |
| nvidia | rtx | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:rtx |
| nvidia | tesla | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:tesla |
| citrix | hypervisor | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:hypervisor |
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
| redhat | enterprise linux kernel-based virtual machine | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_kernel-based_virtual_machine |
| vmware | vsphere | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere |
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.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | before 510.108.03-1 | 510.108.03-1 |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla | before 510.108.03-1 | 510.108.03-1 |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 | before 470.161.03-1 | 470.161.03-1 |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules | before 515.86.01-1 | 515.86.01-1 |
Same product
nvidia: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers | 510.108.03-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla | 510.108.03-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 | 470.161.03-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules | 515.86.01-1 · Debian:12 | Package 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.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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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
- NVIDIA Public Bug BountyIntigriti · paid · up to $15,000
- Cloud Software GroupHackerOne · paid
- NVIDIA Vulnerability Disclosure ProgramIntigriti · disclosure only (VDP)
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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 ReadCVSS 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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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.