NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Windows Kernel Mode Layer nvlddmkm.sys out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Windows (Hardware Driver Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code in the library nvlddmkm.sys of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a local user with basic capabilities can cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.

The weakness was published 11/19/2022. The advisory is shared for download at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-31612 since 05/24/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/19/2022).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-31612 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 11/19/2022 09:32
Changes: 11/19/2022 09:32 (50)
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