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High · 7.1 CVE-2022-31612 EUVD-2022-53064GHSA-f3cq-g675-wjhp

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a l…

Published Nov 18, 2022 · Updated Apr 29, 2025 · Assigned by nvidia

Vendor: NVIDIA Product: NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver) Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-430 Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-435 Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-server Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-455 Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a local user with basic capabilities can cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
NVIDIA NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver) All versions prior to the August 2022 release —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS nvidia-graphics-drivers-430 +5 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 +9 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 +9 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 +2 No fix yet —

Advisories 1

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