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CVE-2022-34679 json

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an unhandled return value can lead to…

published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-37629

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an unhandled return value can lead to a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.

Patch / fix

  • nvidia virtual_gpu 11.11, 13.6, 14.4
  • nvidia cloud_gaming 525.60.11, 525.60.12
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 510.108.03-1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla Debian 12 510.108.03-1
  • nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules Debian 13, Debian 12 515.86.01-1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 Debian 12 470.161.03-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-34679

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 470.161.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 470.161.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 470.161.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 510.108.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 510.108.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 510.108.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-515 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 515.86.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-515 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 515.86.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34679

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • NVIDIA vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager)

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.