CVE-2022-42258

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an integer overflow may lead to denial of service, data tampering, or information disclosure.

Published: 2022-12-30 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-42258 is rated Low Risk (24.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-42258

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.06% 0.03% -0.03%
2 2025-11-18 0.03% 0.06% +0.03%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-42258

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.8 3.4 [email protected]
7.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-42258

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-42258

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-42258 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 9 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx, …), 22 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 19, open 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-42258
gentoo normal CVE-2022-42258: 1 GLSA(s) (202310-02), 1 atom(s) (x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-42258
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-42258 medium priority: Ubuntu including 28 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates, …), 297 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 143, ignored 60, released 48, not-affected 25, needs-triage 20, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-42258

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-42258

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 390, < 390.157 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 470, < 470.161.03 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 510, < 510.108.03 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 515, < 515.86.01 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 525, < 525.60.11 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 450, < 450.216.04 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia cloud_gaming < 525.60.12 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia virtual_gpu < 11.11 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia virtual_gpu >= 12.0, < 13.6 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia virtual_gpu >= 14.0, < 14.4 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia cloud_gaming < 525.60.11 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-42258

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