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Medium severity · published Feb 7, 2022
CVE-2022-21815
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel,…
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel, created within user mode code, may lead to a denial of service in the form of a system crash.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CG
Cloud Gaming Guest · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
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
ST
Studio · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
TE
Tesla · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
VG
Virtual Gpu · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
CG
Cloud Gaming Guest
Nvidia
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21815
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21815
Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312
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