CVE-2022-21816 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-21816

Vendor Nvidia
Product NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software and NVIDIA Cloud Gaming
Weakness CWE-284
Published February 7, 2022
Last update August 3, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (nvidia.ko), where a user in the guest OS can cause a GPU interrupt storm on the hypervisor host, leading to a denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 7, 2022 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated