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CVE-2022-42261 json

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where an input index is not validated, which may le…

published 2022-12-30 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-45336

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 18%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where an input index is not validated, which may lead to buffer overrun, which in turn may cause data tampering, information disclosure, or denial of service.

Patch / fix

  • nvidia virtual_gpu 11.11, 13.6, 14.4
  • nvidia cloud_gaming 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-2022-42261

  • 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-2022-42261

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

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% 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 (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

Sources

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