CVE-2022-42261 Memory corruption in vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager)
An attacker can exploit a buffer overrun in NVIDIA vGPU software to tamper with data, disclose information, or cause 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-2022-42261?
CVE-2022-42261 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where an input index is not validated, which may lead to buffer overrun, which in turn may cause data tampering, information disclosure, or denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42261?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Nvidia Cloud Gaming, Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, Nvidia Virtual Gpu.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42261?
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-2022-42261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42261, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42261.