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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel Mode Layer. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-34682. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux (Hardware Driver Software) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-34682 since 06/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 339047 (Debian dla-4752 : firmware-nvidia-gsp - security update), 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 databases at Tenable (339047) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-37632). 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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Nessus ID: 339047
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4752 : firmware-nvidia-gsp - security update

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06/27/2022 🔍
12/31/2022 +187 days 🔍
12/31/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/25/2026 +1333 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-34682 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34682
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217083
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/31/2022 09:25
Updated: 08/25/2026 06:39
Changes: 12/31/2022 09:25 (39), 06/13/2026 10:42 (16), 08/25/2026 06:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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