🛡️ CVE-2022-28183 on Debian — nvidia-graphics-drivers

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to denial of service and information disclosure.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2022-28183 as tracked by Debian, for the package nvidia-graphics-drivers. The fix is available in version 470.129.06-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability high.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28183 is classified as CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. The code reads past the limits of a buffer, exposing adjacent memory contents or crashing the process.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28183 is recorded against 3 packages.

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers (fixed in 470.129.06-1)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-460
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 (fixed in 470.129.06-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2022-28183 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
nvidia-graphics-drivers — 470.129.06-1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-460 — —
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 — 470.129.06-1

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