CVE-2021-23201 Information disclosure in NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware
Privileged users can exploit microcode vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GPUs and Tegra hardware to disclose information, corrupt data, or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-23201?
CVE-2021-23201 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware, published on 20 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in an internal microcontroller, which may allow a user with elevated privileges to generate valid microcode by identifying, exploiting, and loading vulnerable microcode. Such an attack could lead to information disclosure, data corruption, or denial of service of the device. The scope may extend to other components.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23201?
It affects 35 products.
Products include Nvidia Geforce Gtx 950, Nvidia Geforce Gtx 960, Nvidia Geforce Gtx 970, Nvidia Geforce Gtx 980, Nvidia Geforce Gtx Titan X, Nvidia Jetson Nano and 29 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23201?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23201 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-23201 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23201 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cwp3-mhhm-w8cr.