CVE-2022-31609 Missing authorization in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software and NVIDIA Cloud Gaming

High 7.8 Published Updated

A guest VM can allocate unauthorized resources in NVIDIA vGPU software, leading to data integrity loss, confidentiality breaches, or denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-31609?

CVE-2022-31609 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu, published on 5 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where it allows the guest VM to allocate resources for which the guest is not authorized. This vulnerability may lead to loss of data integrity and confidentiality, denial of service, or information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31609?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Virtual Gpu.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31609?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31609 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-31609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Virtual Gpu vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8482-w39m-g3c5, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31609.

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