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CVE-2022-42255

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 30, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:04 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorVirtual GPUCloud GamingVirtual GPU Manager· also runs on 4 platforms

Using vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager) by NVIDIA?

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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 an out-of-bounds array access may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.

Affected

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

Cloud Gaming· NVIDIA
95%
v < 525.60.11v < 525.60.12
Affected range stops below 525.60.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 525.60.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
citrix-hypervisor (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · redhat-enterprise-linux-kernel-based-virtual-machine (environment)
Virtual GPU· NVIDIA
95%
v < 11.1112.0 ≤ v < 13.614.0 ≤ v < 14.4All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release
Affected range stops below 11.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
citrix-hypervisor (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · redhat-enterprise-linux-kernel-based-virtual-machine (environment) · vmware-vsphere (environment)
Cloud Gaming Guest· NVIDIA
60%
All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release
Cloud Gaming Virtual GPU· NVIDIA
60%
All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release
Virtual GPU Manager· NVIDIA
60%
All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release

Runs on — not affected

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

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)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415
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

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787CWE-129

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