PT-2022-20868 · Nvidia · Nvidia Gpu Display Driver

Thierry Doré · Published 2022-08-02 · Updated 2022-11-28 · CVE-2022-31606

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a failure to properly validate data in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape, which might allow an attacker with basic user capabilities to cause an out-of-bounds access in kernel mode. This could potentially lead to denial of service, information disclosure, escalation of privileges, or data tampering.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

UI Misrepresentation of Critical Information

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-451

CWE-20

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-04596

CVE-2022-31606

Affected Products

Nvidia Gpu Display Driver

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31606 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-31606 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5383 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31606 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31606 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31606 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-04596 · Security Note
• https://lansweeper.com/vulnerability/nvidia-fixes-11-gpu-display-driver-vulnerabilities · Note