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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel Mode Layer. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-34680. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux (Hardware Driver Software) (unknown version). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an integer truncation can lead to an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to denial of service.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2022. The advisory is available at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-34680 since 06/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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-2022-37630). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-34680 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34680
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217082
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/31/2022 09:25
Updated: 06/13/2026 08:41
Changes: 12/31/2022 09:25 (39), 04/10/2025 22:11 (36), 06/13/2026 08:41 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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