CVE-2022-21814

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202310-02

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver package, where improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges may allow an unprivileged local user limited write access to protected memory, which can lead to denial of service.

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver para Linux contiene una vulnerabilidad en el paquete de controladores del kernel, donde el manejo inapropiado de permisos o privilegios insuficientes puede permitir a un usuario local no privilegiado un acceso de escritura limitado a la memoria protegida, lo que puede conllevar a una denegación de servicio

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NVIDIA Drivers, the worst of which could result in root privilege escalation. Versions greater than or equal to 470.182.03 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-12-10 CVE Reserved
2022-02-07 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-280: Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312	2023-10-13
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02	2023-10-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Geforce Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Geforce"	-	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Gpu Display Driver Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Gpu Display Driver"	-	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Nvs Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Nvs"	-	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Quadro Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Quadro"	-	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Rtx Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Rtx"	-	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Tesla Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Tesla"	-	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe