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CVE-2022-42254

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-42254 is an out-of-bounds array access vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux (nvidia.ko), impacting various Linux-based systems including Citrix, Red Hat, and VMware. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this local attack vector could lead to denial of service, data tampering, or information disclosure. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 11.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 12.0, < 13.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 14.0, < 14.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 525.60.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 525.60.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
18.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0027 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

nvidia.custhelp.com / app/answers/detail/a_id/5415
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202310-02
Third Party Advisory