#VU60218 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in nVidia products - CVE-2022-21813

Vulnerability identifier: #VU60218

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21813

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software
Quadro
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software
NVS
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: nVidia

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux. A local user can run a specially crafted program to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver: before 470.103.01

Quadro: before 470.103.01

NVS: before 470.103.01

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External links
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.