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High · 7.8 CVE-2022-31617 EUVD-2022-53069GHSA-m2hf-3mjj-vh34

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys), where a local user with basic capab…

Published Nov 18, 2022 · Updated Apr 28, 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), where a local user with basic capabilities can cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.

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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