🛡️ CVE-2022-34675 on Ubuntu — nvidia-graphics-drivers-304

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2022-34675 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package nvidia-graphics-drivers-304. The fix is available in version 390.157-0ubuntu0.22.04.1; 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.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: None.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34675 is classified as CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. A pointer that can be null is used without a check, crashing the process.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34675 is recorded against 19 packages.

• nvidia-graphics-drivers-304
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-384
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 (fixed in 390.157-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-430
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-435
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-440
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-server
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server (fixed in 450.216.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-455
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-460
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (fixed in 470.161.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server (fixed in 470.161.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 (fixed in 510.108.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-515 (fixed in 515.86.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
• nvidia-graphics-drivers-515-server (fixed in 515.86.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)

Timeline and source

Published on 30 December 2022 and last revised on 22 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
nvidia.custhelp.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)

Other advisories for this package

nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24194 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24193 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24199 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24192 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24198 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24190 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24197 (published 26 May 2026)
• UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24187 (published 26 May 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference) in other software:

• CVE-2022-36000 (8.0 High, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-25660 (8.0 High, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-35965 (8.0 High, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-25674 (8.0 High, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-36014 (8.0 High, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-25670 (8.0 High, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-36013 (8.0 High, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-25665 (8.0 High, published 13 Jul 2026)

CVE-2022-34675 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Affected Packages

References