CVE-2022-31616
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.002 · 7 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a local user with basic capabilities can cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to denial of service, or information disclosure.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.1
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affected products (39)
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- Nvidia Treiber GPU Display Driver for Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:nvidia:display_driver:gpu_display_driver_for_linux
- Nvidia Treiber GPU Display Driver for Windowsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:nvidia:display_driver:gpu_display_driver_for_windows
- NVIDIA NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver)≤ All versions prior to the August 2022 releaseenisa_euvdEU
advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0894Nvidia GPU Treiber und NVIDIA vGPU software: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-08-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Nvidia GPU Treiber ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern, Daten zu manipulieren und beliebigen Code auszuführen.
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references (4)
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