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CVE-2022-28189

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: May 17, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28189
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to a system crash.

Weakness

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Gpu_display_driverNvidia- (including)- (including)
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updatesUbuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updatesUbuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updatesUbuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-352Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updatesUbuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-367Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntumantic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntumantic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntumantic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntuesm-apps/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntumantic*

Potential Mitigations

References

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