CVE-2022-42256

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-12-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-190

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an integer overflow in index validation may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.

Affected products

NVIDIA Cloud Gaming: before 525.60.11; before 525.60.12 — fixed in 525.60.11, 525.60.12
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software: before 11.11; from 12.0 before 13.6; from 14.0 before 14.4 — fixed in 11.11, 13.6, 14.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Cloud Gaming 525.60.11, 525.60.12; NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software 11.11, 13.6, 14.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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