QID 376526

Date Published: 2022-04-21

QID 376526: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Multiple Vulnerabilities (February 2022)

NVIDIA has released a software security update for NVIDIA GPU Display Driver. This update addresses issues that may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, data tampering, or information disclosure.

Affected versions:
GeForce All versions prior to 472.98
GeForce All versions prior to 473.04
GeForce All versions prior to 511.65
Studio All drivers versions prior to 511.65
NVIDIA RTX/Quadro, NVS All driver versions 511.65
NVIDIA RTX/Quadro, NVS All driver versions prior to 472.98
Tesla All driver versions prior to 511.65
Tesla All driver versions prior to 472.98
Tesla All driver versions prior to 453.37
QID detection logic (authenticated):
The QID checks for vulnerable versions of nvcpl.dll.

Successful exploitation by a local user can get elevated privileges to modify display configuration data, which may result in denial of service of the display.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.9 severity.
    • Solution

    Customers are advised to download the fixes from NVIDIA Driver Downloads page.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 376526

    CVE-2022-21815 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    5312 URL Logo nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312
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