What is CVE-2022-28181?

CVE-2022-28181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2022-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-28181?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2022-28181

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user on the network can cause an out-of-bounds write through a specially crafted shader, which may lead to cod…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.010 (59.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu_display_driver
Nvidia Gpu Display Driver — versions All GPU Driver versions for Windows and Linux
Nvidia Virtual_gpu — versions 14.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

psirt@nvidia.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@nvidia.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28181?: CVE-2022-28181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2022-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-28181?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.