Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue can let a low-privileged local user disrupt systems running vulnerable NVIDIA vGPU software by causing the vGPU Manager plugin to hit a null pointer condition. The reported impact is denial of service, not data theft or privilege escalation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a scheduled remediation item for GPU virtualization platforms. It is not evidenced as actively exploited, but affected shared or production GPU hosts can suffer service disruption.
Technical view
CVE-2022-31618 is a CWE-476 null pointer dereference in NVIDIA vGPU software's Virtual GPU Manager plugin. CVSS 3.1 is 5.5: local access, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and high availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in virtualization or cloud gaming environments using NVIDIA vGPU versions 14.x before 14.2, 13.x before 13.4, or 11.x before 11.9.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV in the supplied bundle. Exploitation requires local access with low privileges, reducing internet-wide risk but leaving shared host environments exposed.
Researcher notes
The source evidence is concise: affected branches, CVSS vector, CWE-476, and denial-of-service impact. No exploit mechanics, affected hypervisors, or workaround details are provided in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Identify NVIDIA vGPU and NVIDIA Cloud Gaming deployments.
- Upgrade affected 14.x deployments to 14.2 or later per NVIDIA guidance.
- Upgrade affected 13.x deployments to 13.4 or later per NVIDIA guidance.
- Upgrade affected 11.x deployments to 11.9 or later per NVIDIA guidance.
- Check NVIDIA advisory 5383 for branch-specific instructions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory hosts running NVIDIA vGPU Manager or Cloud Gaming components.
- Confirm installed vGPU branch and version against the affected version list.
- Verify upgraded systems report a fixed or later release.
- Review monitoring for GPU host service crashes or unexplained availability incidents.
- Confirm operational runbooks cover GPU virtualization denial-of-service recovery.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H1.83.6nvidiaVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5383CVE reference, nvidia · x_refsource_MISC
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NULL Pointer Dereference
NULL Pointer Dereference represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.