NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux Kernel Mode Layer out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-34677. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux (Hardware Driver Software) (affected version not known). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality 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. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an unprivileged regular user can cause an integer to be truncated, which may lead to denial of service or data tampering.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at nvidia.custhelp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-34677 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-2022-37627). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/27/2022 🔍
12/31/2022 +187 days 🔍
12/31/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/13/2026 +1260 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-34677 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34677
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217079
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/31/2022 09:21
Updated: 06/13/2026 08:41
Changes: 12/31/2022 09:21 (49), 06/13/2026 08:41 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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