What is CVE-2022-34680?

CVE-2022-34680 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2022-34680 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-34680?

CVE-2022-34680 has a CVSS score of 5.5 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:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-34680?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-34680. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-34680 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-34680 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-34680

Medium

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an integer truncation can lead to an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to denial of service.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-12-30

Last modified 2025-04-10

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-197

CVE-2022-34680 is classified as CWE-197

See CWE-197 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-34680 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00010.html

Mailing List
Nvidia
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415

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

Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-34680

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-12-30

Modified 2025-04-10

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34680?

CVE-2022-34680 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2022-34680 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-34680?

CVE-2022-34680 has a CVSS score of 5.5 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:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-34680?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-34680. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-34680 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-34680 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.