CVE-2022-34680

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an integer truncation can lead to an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to denial of service.

CWE-197 CWE-681

How to fix

Remediation Available

nvidia-graphics-driversDebian

Fixed in:470.161.03-1CVE-2022-34680

Fixed in:510.108.03-1CVE-2022-34680

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nvidia.custhelp.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.gentoo.org

Mailing List1

lists.debian.org

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CVE-2024-43639	Critical	9.8	8.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-38125	High	7.8	5.9%	-	Fix
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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-34680?

Upgrade nvidia-graphics-drivers on debian 11 to 470.161.03-1 or later.

Is CVE-2022-34680 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-34680 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.27% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 19% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-34680?

CVE-2022-34680 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-34680 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for nvidia-graphics-drivers (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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