Local DoS via Null-Pointer in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver (Linux)
CVE-2022-31615 Published on November 19, 2022
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a local user with basic capabilities can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-31615 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-31615
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA GeForce, Workstation, Compute Version All versions prior to the August 2022 release is affected by CVE-2022-31615Exploit Probability
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