CVE-2022-21814: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver package, where improper handling of insufficient…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 24/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.23% (FIRST EPSS).
- 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.
- Fixed version: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Debian:12) 470.103.01-1; nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 (Debian:12) 470.103.01-1.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to nvidia-graphics-drivers (Debian:12) 470.103.01-1; nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 (Debian:12) 470.103.01-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver package, where improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges may allow an unprivileged local user limited write access to protected memory, which can lead to denial of service.
- Published
- Feb 7, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 14th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-280
Report tools
Action score
24
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.1
- CNA · nvidia
- 6.1
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| nvidia | geforce | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce |
| nvidia | gpu display driver | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver |
| 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 |
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel |
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 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
- All GPU Drivers for Linuxaffected
Affected versions · NVD (6)
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- nvidia geforceall versions
- nvidia gpu display driverall versions
- nvidia nvsall versions
- nvidia quadroall versions
- nvidia rtxall versions
- nvidia teslaall versions
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 470.103.01-1 | 470.103.01-1 |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 | before 470.103.01-1 | 470.103.01-1 |
Same product
nvidia: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-23309NVIDIA Display Driver contains a vulnerability where an uncontrolled DLL loading path might lead to arbitrary denial of service, escalation…32Monitor
- CVE-2026-47601NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module DMA-BUF import path where an…31Monitor
- CVE-2026-47600NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an error-handling path could…31Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- Later →CVE-2025-23280Oct 10, 2025 · NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a use-after-free.28Monitor
- Later →CVE-2025-23330Oct 23, 2025 · NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker might be able to trigger a null pointer dereference.22Monitor
- Later →CVE-2025-23345Oct 23, 2025 · NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in a video decoder, where an attacker might cause an out-of-bounds…17Monitor
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 | 470.103.01-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 | 470.103.01-1 · 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
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
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.
Bug bounty scope
- NVIDIA Public Bug BountyIntigriti · paid · up to $15,000
- NVIDIA Vulnerability Disclosure ProgramIntigriti · disclosure only (VDP)
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-22-0118 · Feb 8, 2022(NVIDIA Zafiyeti)
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate.
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
- none
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-280 · Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or PrivilegesCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.