What is CVE-2022-42264?

CVE-2022-42264 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2022-42264 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-42264?

CVE-2022-42264 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-42264?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-42264. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-42264 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-42264 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-42264

High

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause the use of an out-of-range pointer offset, which may lead to data tampering, data loss, information disclosure, or denial of service.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-12-30

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-823

CVE-2022-42264 is classified as CWE-823

See CWE-823 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-42264 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/5415

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

Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-42264

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-12-30

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42264?

CVE-2022-42264 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2022-42264 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-42264?

CVE-2022-42264 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-42264?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-42264. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-42264 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-42264 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.