CVE-2021-1121 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager kernel driver, where a vGPU can cause resource starvation among other vGPUs hosted on the same GPU, which may lead to denial of service.

Published: 2021-10-29

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NVIDIA

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`vGPU version 13.x (prior to 13.1), 12.x (prior to 12.4), version 11.x (prior to 11.6) and version 8.x (prior 8.9).`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-6588	NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager kernel driver, where a vGPU can cause resource starvation among other vGPUs hosted on the same GPU, which may lead to denial of service.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00045.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5230

History

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Subscriptions

Nvidia Virtual Gpu

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2021-10-29T19:30:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T15:55:18.540Z

Reserved: 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-1121

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-29T20:15:08.977

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:43:38.320

Link: CVE-2021-1121

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-770

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