Is CVE-2022-42261 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42261 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42261?

CVE-2022-42261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42261?

CVE-2022-42261 has an EPSS score of 0.26% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42261?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42261

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where an input index is not validated, which may lead to buffer overrun, which in turn may cause data tampering, information disclosure, or denial of service.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

nvidia-graphics-driversDebian

Fixed in:470.161.03-1CVE-2022-42261

Fixed in:510.108.03-1CVE-2022-42261

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-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	91%	-	Fix

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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.