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CVE-2022-42260 json

NVIDIA vGPU Display Driver for Linux guest contains a vulnerability in a D-Bus configuration file, where an unauthorized user in the guest…

published 2022-12-30 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-45335

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 16%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NVIDIA vGPU Display Driver for Linux guest contains a vulnerability in a D-Bus configuration file, where an unauthorized user in the guest VM can impact protected D-Bus endpoints, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.

Patch / fix

  • nvidia virtual_gpu 11.11, 13.6, 14.4
  • nvidia cloud_gaming 525.60.11, 525.60.12
  • nvidia gpu_display_driver 450.216.04, 470.161.03, 510.108.03
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 510.108.03-1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla Debian 12 510.108.03-1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 Debian 12 470.161.03-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42260

  • 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-450-server Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 450.216.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 450.216.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42260

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

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% 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 vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

Sources

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