CVE-2022-42255 (GCVE-0-2022-42255)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-30 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:24
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Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an out-of-bounds array access may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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NVIDIA vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager) Affected: All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release
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