CVE-2022-42256
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.05%
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an integer overflow in index validation may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.
How to fix CVE-2022-42256
To remediate CVE-2022-42256, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/nvidia-graphics-drivers—upgrade to 470.161.03-1 or later
- —upgrade to 510.108.03-1 or later
- —no fix listed
- —upgrade to 450.216.04-1~deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 460.106.00-3 or later
- —upgrade to 470.161.03-1~deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 515.86.01-1 or later
Is CVE-2022-42256 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (7)
- from 0, < 470.161.03-1
- from 0, < 510.108.03-1
- from 0
- from 0, < 450.216.04-1~deb11u1
- from 0, < 460.106.00-3
- from 0, < 470.161.03-1~deb11u1
- from 0, < 515.86.01-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |