CVE-2022-42261

moderate-risk

Published 2022-12-30

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.

Do I need to act?

0.15% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Virtual Gpu

Cloud Gaming

Gpu Display Driver

Affected Vendors

Nvidia

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415

Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02

Vendor Advisory https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415

Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02

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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 9/34 · Low