CVE-2022-31607

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: November 18, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:45 AM UTC

6 products affected across 1 vendorNVIDIA GPU Display DriverCloud Gaming GuestTesla· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cloud Gaming Guest · NVIDIA

95%

v < 515.65.01All versions prior to the August 2022 release

Affected range stops below 515.65.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

linux-linux-kernel (environment)

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver · NVIDIA

95%

390 ≤ v < 390.154450 ≤ v < 450.203.03470 ≤ v < 470.141.03510 ≤ v < 510.85.02515 ≤ v < 515.65.01

Affected range stops below 390.154, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 450.203.03, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 470.141.03, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 510.85.02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 515.65.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

nvidia-geforce (environment) · nvidia-rtx (environment) · nvidia-tesla (environment)

Cloud Gaming Virtual GPU · NVIDIA

60%

All versions prior to the August 2022 release

GeForce · NVIDIAdevice

80%

All versions

Rtx · NVIDIAdevice

80%

All versions

Tesla · NVIDIAdevice

80%

All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5383

Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHnvidia

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

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