5.5

CVE-2022-28191: nvidia nvidia virtual gpu software and nvidia cloud gaming Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-28191DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28191
Published 17-05-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-28191 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in nvidia nvidia virtual gpu software and nvidia cloud gaming. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
MGASA-2022-0198

Timeline

  1. 17-05-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

17%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.26% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.27%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu18 products
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-384All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390< 390.151-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 390.151-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | < 390.151-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers< 470.129.06-1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470< 470.129.06-1
Nvidia2 products

3 vendors · 22 products

References

4 links