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MEDIUM
CVE-2022-21814
NVIDIA GPU Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver package, where improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges may allow an unprivileged local user limited write access to protected memory, which can lead to denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 7, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-21814 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-21814 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nvidia gpu_display_driver
2 Nvidia geforce
3 Nvidia nvs
4 Nvidia quadro
5 Nvidia rtx
6 Nvidia tesla
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-21814.

URL Resource
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02 Third Party Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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cve-2020-

Updated: 2 years, 1 month ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2022, 5:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 2633 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-21814 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-21814 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312 No Types Assigned https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312 Vendor Advisory
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:quadro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:rtx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:tesla:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5321 [Broken Link]
    Added Reference https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5321 No Types Assigned https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5321 Broken Link
    Added CWE NIST CWE-755
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-21814 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

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