Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules package, versions <515.86.01-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-NVIDIAOPENGPUKERNELMODULES-3253340
  • published2 Dec 2022
  • disclosed30 Dec 2022

Introduced: 2 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-42256  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules to version 515.86.01-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules package and not the nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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