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Medium severity · published Feb 7, 2022
CVE-2022-21814
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver package, where improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges may allow an…
6.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver package, where improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges may allow an unprivileged local user limited write access to protected memory, which can lead to denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GE
Geforce · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
GD
Gpu Display Driver · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NV
Nvs · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
QU
Quadro · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
RT
Rtx · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
TE
Tesla · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
GE
Geforce
Nvidia
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21814
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21814
Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02
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