Is CVE-2022-42260 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42260 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42260?

CVE-2022-42260 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42260?

CVE-2022-42260 has an EPSS score of 0.26% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42260?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42260

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-281

How to fix

Remediation Available

nvidia-graphics-driversDebian

Fixed in:470.161.03-1CVE-2022-42260

Fixed in:510.108.03-1CVE-2022-42260

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

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nvidia.custhelp.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.gentoo.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-281 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-8543	Critical	9.8	74%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-0233	High	7.5	69%	-	-
CVE-2017-8589	Critical	9.8	26%	-	-
CVE-2021-33990	Critical	9.8	12%	-	-
CVE-2017-8563	High	8.1	7.2%	-	-
CVE-2017-8578	High	7.8	6.5%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.