CVE-2022-31615 Null dereference in GeForce, Workstation, Compute
A local user can trigger a null-pointer dereference in the NVIDIA GPU driver kernel mode layer, causing a 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
- Available
What is CVE-2022-31615?
CVE-2022-31615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, published on 18 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a local user with basic capabilities can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31615?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Display Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2022-31615?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-31615 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31615 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver
- CVE-2026-24187 Use after free in GeForce
- CVE-2023-0184 Privilege escalation in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
- CVE-2022-34671 Memory corruption in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows
- CVE-2022-28181 Memory corruption in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
- CVE-2022-28182 Memory corruption in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31615, GHSA-228r-whm8-29mw, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31615.