CVE-2021-1085

Description

NVIDIA vGPU driver contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where there is the potential to write to a shared memory location and manipulate the data after the data has been validated, which may lead to denial of service and escalation of privileges and information disclosure but attacker doesn't have control over what information is obtained. This affects vGPU version 12.x (prior to 12.2), version 11.x (prior to 11.4) and version 8.x (prior to 8.7).

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory custhelp.com
Affected: NVIDIA NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5172 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-1085?
CVE-2021-1085 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-1085?
To fix CVE-2021-1085, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-1085 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-1085 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-1085?
CVE-2021-1085 affects NVIDIA NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software.
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