Is CVE-2022-42262 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42262 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42262?

CVE-2022-42262 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42262?

CVE-2022-42262 has an EPSS score of 0.22% (13th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42262?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42262

HIGH

7.1

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-787Out-of-bounds Write CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

nvidia-graphics-driversDebian

Fixed in:470.161.03-1CVE-2022-42262

Fixed in:510.108.03-1CVE-2022-42262

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

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nvidia.custhelp.com

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CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	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.