CVE-2022-34678 Null dereference in vGPU software (guest driver) - Windows, Linux and vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager)

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An unprivileged 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
None listed

What is CVE-2022-34678?

CVE-2022-34678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu, published on 30 Dec 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 Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged user can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34678?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Nvidia Cloud Gaming, Nvidia Virtual Gpu.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34678?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-34678 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Virtual Gpu vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qc8j-8wv9-xcfg, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34678.

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