# CVE-2022-42258: Integer overflow in vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager)

> An integer overflow in the NVIDIA Linux GPU kernel driver allows attackers to cause denial of service, tamper with data, or disclose information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42258, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42258

## What is CVE-2022-42258?

CVE-2022-42258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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 integer overflow may lead to denial of service, data tampering, or information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42258?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Nvidia Cloud Gaming, Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, Nvidia Virtual Gpu.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42258?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-42258 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42258 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42258/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42258/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42258
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42258
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42258

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42258/
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