NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where a local user with basic capabiliti…

published 2022-11-18 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-53059

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
public exploits: 0; none known

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where a local user with basic capabilities can cause improper input validation, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and limited information disclosure.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 distros 2 links 1

nvidia gpu_display_driver 390.154, 450.203.03, 470.141.03, 510.85.02, 515.65.01
nvidia cloud_gaming_guest 515.65.01

debian ubuntu

nvidia-graphics-drivers Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 470.141.03-1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 Debian 12 470.141.03-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31607

nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 390.154-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 390.154-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 390.154-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 510.85.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 510.85.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31607

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nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5383 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-04-29)

Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

NVIDIA NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

nvidia.custhelp.com /app/answers/detail/a_id/5383
patch, vendor-advisory
security.gentoo.org /glsa/202310-02
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-31607
NVD CVE-2022-31607

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Summary