CVE-2021-1098

moderate-risk

Published 2021-07-21

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).

Do I need to act?

0.13% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Virtual Gpu

Affected Vendors

Nvidia

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211

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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal