🛡️ CVE-2022-42259 on Debian — nvidia-graphics-drivers
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where an integer overflow may lead to denial of service.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2022-42259 as tracked by Debian, for the package nvidia-graphics-drivers. The fix is available in version 510.108.03-1; 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 none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42259 is classified as CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound. Arithmetic produces a value too large for its type and wraps around, so a later size or bounds check passes when it should not.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42259 is recorded against 8 packages.
- nvidia-graphics-drivers (fixed in 510.108.03-1)
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx (fixed in 390.157-1~deb11u1)
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla (fixed in 510.108.03-1)
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-418
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450 (fixed in 450.216.04-1~deb11u1)
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-460 (fixed in 460.106.00-3)
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 (fixed in 470.161.03-1)
- nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules (fixed in 515.86.01-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 30 December 2022 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2022-42259 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nvidia-graphics-drivers | — | 510.108.03-1 |
| nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx | — | 390.157-1~deb11u1 |
| nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla | — | 510.108.03-1 |
| nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-418 | — | — |
| nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450 | — | 450.216.04-1~deb11u1 |
| nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-460 | — | 460.106.00-3 |
| nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 | — | 470.161.03-1 |
| nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules | — | 515.86.01-1 |
References
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