CVE-2022-21815
MEDIUMNVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Denial of Service via Kernel Mode Layer Private IOCTL Handler
Title source: llmDescription
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel, created within user mode code, may lead to a denial of service in the form of a system crash.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5312
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
12.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (9)
nvidia/cloud_gaming_guest
nvidia/geforce
nvidia/gpu_display_driver
nvidia/nvs
nvidia/quadro
nvidia/rtx
nvidia/studio
nvidia/tesla
nvidia/virtual_gpu
Published
Feb 07, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026