High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 30, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-42260
CVE-2022-42260
Description
NVIDIA vGPU Display Driver for Linux guest contains a vulnerability in a D-Bus configuration file, where an unauthorized user in the guest VM can impact protected D-Bus endpoints, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.
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Affected products
6- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*Range: >=470,<470.161.03
- NVIDIA/vGPU software (guest driver) - Linux, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver)v5Range: All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release
Patches
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References
2- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415nvdVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02nvdThird Party Advisory
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