CVE-2022-42255 Memory corruption in vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager)
An out-of-bounds array access in the NVIDIA Linux GPU driver kernel module allows attackers to cause denial of service, disclose information, or tamper with data.
- 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-2022-42255?
CVE-2022-42255 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an out-of-bounds array access may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42255?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nvidia Cloud Gaming, Nvidia Virtual Gpu.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42255?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-42255 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42255 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Virtual Gpu
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42255, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42255.