CVE-2022-28191

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Published May 17, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (nvidia.ko), where uncontrolled resource consumption can be triggered by an unprivileged regular user, which may lead to denial of service.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NVIDIA

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software and NVIDIA Cloud Gaming

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`vGPU version 14.x (prior to 14.1), version 13.x (prior to 13.3) and version 11.x (prior 11.8).`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:14.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-4752-1	nvidia-graphics-drivers new upstream security update
EUVD	EUVD-2022-32645	NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (nvidia.ko), where uncontrolled resource consumption can be triggered by an unprivileged regular user, which may lead to denial of service.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.265% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5353

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nvidia Virtual Gpu

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:48 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: nvidia
Published: May 17, 2022, 7:15 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:48 AM
Reserved: Mar 30, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 17, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:38 AM

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