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TI-2022-20482 Aliases CVE-2022-42260

NVIDIA vGPU Display Driver for Linux guest contains a vulnerability in a D-Bus…

Priority LOW 36CWE-281Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

NVIDIA vGPU Display Driver for Linux guest contains a vulnerability in a D-Bus configuration file, where an unauthorized user in the guest VM can impact protected D-Bus endpoints, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0025 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
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NVIDIAvGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver)All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release—No fix listedCNA
  • vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver) VendorNVIDIA Affected All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 11.11; 12.0 to before 13.6; 14.0 to before 14.4VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:o:citrix:hypervisor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCitrix
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_kernel-based_virtual_machine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onVMware
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 525.60.11VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*470 to before 470.161.03; 510 to before 510.108.03VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:quadro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.11; 12.0 to before 13.6; 14.0 to before 14.4 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:o:citrix:hypervisor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_kernel-based_virtual_machine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 525.60.11 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions 470 to before 470.161.03; 510 to before 510.108.03 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:quadro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:rtx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*450 to before 450.216.04VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:tesla:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 525.60.12VulnerableNVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:rtx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions 450 to before 450.216.04 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:tesla:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 525.60.12 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42260

References

  • 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
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Sources

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