CVE-2021-1119 Use after free in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software
A double-free vulnerability in NVIDIA vGPU Manager allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.
- 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-2021-1119?
CVE-2021-1119 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu, published on 29 Oct 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 Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where it can double-free a pointer, which may lead to denial of service. This flaw may result in a write-what-where condition, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code impacting integrity and availability.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1119?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Virtual Gpu.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1119?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2021-1119 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Virtual Gpu
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vx72-c8cv-7pvq.