NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux Kernel Mode Layer nvidia.ko out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library nvidia.ko of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-42255. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux (Hardware Driver Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code in the library nvidia.ko of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an out-of-bounds array access may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2022. The advisory is available at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-42255 since 10/03/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 250033 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-42255), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 Tenable (250033). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 250033
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-42255

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10/03/2022 🔍
12/31/2022 +89 days 🔍
12/31/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/17/2025 +960 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42255 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42255
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217074

Entryinfo

Created: 12/31/2022 09:10
Updated: 08/17/2025 16:32
Changes: 12/31/2022 09:10 (40), 08/17/2025 16:32 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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