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CVE-2022-42265 (GCVE-0-2022-42265)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-30 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-11 15:12
VLAI
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-11 15:12 UTC
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
NVIDIA NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux Affected: All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release
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