High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 30, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-42261
CVE-2022-42261
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.
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Affected products
7- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*Range: >=470,<470.161.03
- NVIDIA/vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager)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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