Kernel data tampering via out-of-bounds array access
Published Dec 30, 2022 · Updated Apr 11, 2025
Out-of-bounds array access in nvidia.ko in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux R515 allows local users to tamper with data or interrupt service. NVIDIA maps the flaw to integer overflow or wraparound but has not disclosed the responsible calculation, array, index, or input path. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access and no user interaction; the confirmed consequence is limited data tampering or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds array access in nvidia.ko in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux R515 allows local users to tamper with data or interrupt service. NVIDIA maps the flaw to integer overflow or wraparound but has not disclosed the responsible calculation, array, index, or input path. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access and no user interaction; the confirmed consequence is limited data tampering or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-34673
- Published
- Dec 30, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 11, 2025
- Vendor
- NVIDIA
- Product
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-190, CWE-125, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Dec 30, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release
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