CVE-2022-42262 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-42262: NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where an input index is not validated, which may lead to buffer overrun, which in turn may cause data tampering, information disclosure, or denial of service.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-42262 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nvidia-graphics-drivers→ fixed in470.161.03-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers
```
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450→ fixed in450.216.04-1~deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450
```
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-460→ fixed in460.106.00-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-460
```
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470→ fixed in470.161.03-1~deb11u1urgency: 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 in510.108.03-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers
```
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla→ fixed in510.108.03-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla
```
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470→ fixed in470.161.03-1urgency: 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 in510.108.03-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nvidia-graphics-drivers
```

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