CVE-2021-1060 Other in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software

High 7.1 Published 8 Jan 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

An attacker can tamper with data or cause a denial of service in NVIDIA vGPU software due to missing input validation in the guest kernel driver.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-1060?

CVE-2021-1060 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software, published on 8 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the guest kernel mode driver and vGPU plugin, in which an input index is not validated, which may lead to tampering of data or denial of service. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.6) and version 11.0 (prior to 11.3).

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1060?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Virtual Gpu Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1060?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1060 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-1060 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fg3h-xxgq-pq9h.