CVE-2022-28182 Memory corruption in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
An attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds write in the NVIDIA GPU driver via a crafted shader, leading to code execution and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-28182?
CVE-2022-28182 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, published on 17 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the DirectX11 user mode driver (nvwgf2um/x.dll), where an unauthorized attacker on the network can cause an out-of-bounds write through a specially crafted shader, which may lead to code execution to cause denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. The scope of the impact may extend to other components.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28182?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, Nvidia Virtual Gpu.
How do I fix CVE-2022-28182?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-28182 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ww5v-8cqx-53r8, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28182.