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medium 5.3

CVE-2022-42265 json

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an integer overflow may lead to in…

published 2022-12-30 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-45340

cvss
5.3
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

Summary

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an integer overflow may lead to information disclosure or data tampering.

Patch / fix

  • nvidia gpu_display_driver 515.86.01
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 515.86.01-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42265

  • 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
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-515 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 515.86.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-515-server Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 515.86.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-515-server Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 515.86.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-515-server Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 515.86.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42265

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

  • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, SLE Micro 5.5 +1 more 550.54.14-150500.3.36.1
  • kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06 SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, SLE Micro 5.5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 550.54.14-150500.11.18.1
  • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.4 +5 more 550.54.14-150400.9.50.1
  • kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06 SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.4 +5 more 550.54.14-150400.9.21.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:0772-1SUSE-SU-2024:0770-1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 mo ago

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 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • NVIDIA NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns 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.