NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA Cloud Gaming , NVIDIA Cloud Gaming
Priority LOW 28CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a local user with basic capabilities can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00247 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager) | All versions prior to the August 2022 release | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager) VendorNVIDIA Affected All versions prior to the August 2022 release Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 11.9; 13.0 to before 13.4; 14.0 to before 14.2 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 516.94; before 515.65.01 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:citrix:hypervisor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_kernel-based_virtual_machine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.9; 13.0 to before 13.4; 14.0 to before 14.2 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 516.94; before 515.65.01 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:citrix:hypervisor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_kernel-based_virtual_machine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Red Hat
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-34666
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq25-x76j-wrfp
References
More NVIDIA Cloud Gaming vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-15487 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-00080 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where a user can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-00079 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU display driver, vGPU software, and Cloud Gaming CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-00078 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where the information from… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-20486 Memory corruption in NVIDIA vGPU software - Linux, vGPU software , NVIDIA Cloud Gaming… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-20483 Buffer overflow in NVIDIA vGPU software , NVIDIA Cloud Gaming CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-34666 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-34666 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pq25-x76j-wrfp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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