NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Windows Kernel Mode Layer null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kernel Mode Layer. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-34666. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Windows (Hardware Driver Software) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a local user with basic capabilities can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.

The weakness was presented 11/10/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-34666 since 06/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-37617). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
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Timelineinfo

06/27/2022 🔍
11/10/2022 +136 days 🔍
11/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/13/2026 +1311 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-34666 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213403
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2022 19:09
Updated: 06/13/2026 04:28
Changes: 11/10/2022 19:09 (39), 12/11/2022 16:42 (22), 06/13/2026 04:28 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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