NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an unprivileged regular user can cause truncation errors when casting a primitive to a primitive of smaller size causes data to be lost in the conversion, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure.
Published 2022-12-30 23:15:09
Updated 2023-10-15 02:06:07
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Vulnerability category: Denial of serviceInformation leak

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-34670

0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 13 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-34670

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.8
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
NIST
7.8
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
NVIDIA Corporation

CWE ids for CVE-2022-34670

  • Truncation errors occur when a primitive is cast to a primitive of a smaller size and data is lost in the conversion.
    Assigned by: psirt@nvidia.com (Secondary)
  • When converting from one data type to another, such as long to integer, data can be omitted or translated in a way that produces unexpected values. If the resulting values are used in a sensitive context, then dangerous behaviors may occur.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-34670

Products affected by CVE-2022-34670

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