What is CVE-2021-1098?

CVE-2021-1098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu Software, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-1098?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu Software

CVE-2021-1098

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where it doesn't release some resources during driver unload requests from guests. This flaw allows a malicious guest to perform operations by reusing those resources, which may lead to information disclosure, data tampering, or denial of service. This affects vGPU version 12.x (prior to 12.3), version 11.x (prior to 11.5) and version 8.x (prior 8.8).

EPSS: 0.003 (16.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nvidia Virtual Gpu Software — versions vGPU version 12.x (prior to 12.3), version 11.x (prior to 11.5) and version 8.x (prior 8.8).
Nvidia Virtual_gpu

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1098?: CVE-2021-1098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu Software, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-1098?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.