# CVE-2022-42260: Missing authorization in vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver)

> Unauthorized users in Linux guest VMs can exploit D-Bus configuration flaws to execute code, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 11 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42260, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42260

## What is CVE-2022-42260?

CVE-2022-42260 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, 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 vGPU Display Driver for Linux guest contains a vulnerability in a D-Bus configuration file, where an unauthorized user in the guest VM can impact protected D-Bus endpoints, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.

Weakness: CWE-281 (Improper Preservation of Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42260?

It affects 3 products.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42260?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-42260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver

- [CVE-2022-34669](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34669/): Path traversal in vGPU software (guest driver) - Windows, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-0107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0107/): Memory corruption in GPU Display Driver, vGPU Software, Cloud Gaming (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-0084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0084/): CVE (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-0089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0089/): CVE (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-0090](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0090/): CVE (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42260 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42260 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, 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-2022-42260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nvidia Gpu Display Driver. 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-2022-42260/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42260/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42260
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42260
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42260

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42260/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.