What is CVE-2022-21814?

CVE-2022-21814 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10. CVE-2022-21814 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-21814?

CVE-2022-21814 has a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-21814?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-21814. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-21814 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-21814 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-21814

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-02-07

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.1

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-280

CVE-2022-21814 is classified as CWE-280

See CWE-280 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-21814 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

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

Vendor Advisory
Security
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02

Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-21814

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-02-07

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21814?

CVE-2022-21814 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10 . CVE-2022-21814 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-21814?

CVE-2022-21814 has a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-21814?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-21814. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-21814 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-21814 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.