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01 Record

CVE-2022-21814

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

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: nvidia
CNA base score6.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 13.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-02-07 00:00Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 02:53Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-12-10
Assigning CNA
nvidia
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-280Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or PrivilegesBase
  • CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional ConditionsClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
b821d6076aa38f90b076d2feb0dbe13baa8c85689e2958d56abf5ee614492d05

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
NVIDIANVIDIA GPU Display DriverAll GPU Drivers for Linux—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers
    Fixed in 470.103.01-1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470
    Fixed in 470.103.01-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers
    Fixed in 470.103.01-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers
    Fixed in 470.103.01-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-384
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-430
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-435
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-server
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server
    Fixed in 450.172.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-455
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-470
    Fixed in 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server
    Fixed in 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-510
    Fixed in 510.47.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-430
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-435
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-server
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server
    Fixed in 450.172.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-455
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-470
    Fixed in 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server
    Fixed in 470.103.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-510
    Fixed in 510.47.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-430
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-455
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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