CVE-2022-21814
lowpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.002 · 14 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.6–6.1
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affected products (12)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2532Nvidia Treiber: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2022-02-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Nvidia Treibern ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (10)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21814cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5321cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02cnnvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-77636cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/NVIDIA-GPU-Display-Driver-for-Linux-denial-of-service-via-Protected-Memory-37481cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312enisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02enisa_euvd
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