CVE-2022-42265
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.003 · 18 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an integer overflow may lead to information disclosure or data tampering.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.3–7.1
ssvc
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affected products (25)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-2205Nvidia Treiber: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-11-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Nvidia Treiber ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern und Daten zu manipulieren.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0512Nvidia Treiber: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-02-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Nvidia Treiber ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-42265/cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415enisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02enisa_euvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02Third Party Advisorynvd
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