CVE-2021-1123

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Published Oct 29, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where it can deadlock, which may lead to denial of service.

Affected Products

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	—

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-6590	NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where it can deadlock, which may lead to denial of service.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.166% probability within 30 days)

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References

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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nvidia Virtual Gpu

Weaknesses

CWE-667

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 3:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: nvidia
Published: Oct 29, 2021, 7:30 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 3:55 PM
Reserved: Nov 12, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:31 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 29, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:31 AM

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