CVE-2021-23217 HIGH

CVE-2021-23217

Vendor Nvidia
Product NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware
Published November 20, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller, which may allow a user with elevated privileges to instantiate a DMA write operation only within a specific time window timed to corrupt code execution, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability. The scope impact may extend to other components.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 20, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated