Vulnerability in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software
CVE-2021-1100
NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager kernel mode driver (nvidia.ko), in which a pointer to a user-space buffer is not validated before it is dereferenced, which may lead to 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).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (17.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
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
References
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1100?
- CVE-2021-1100 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2021-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1100?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.