CVE-2022-21813 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-21813: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver, where improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges may allow an unprivileged local user limited write access to protected memory, which can lead to denial of service.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 5 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-21813 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nvidia-graphics-drivers→ fixed in470.129.06-5~deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers
```
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470→ fixed in470.103.01-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nvidia-graphics-drivers→ fixed in470.103.01-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers
```
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470→ fixed in470.103.01-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nvidia-graphics-drivers→ fixed in470.103.01-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers
```

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