CVE-2021-23217 Race condition in NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware
Privileged users can exploit a race condition in NVIDIA GPU microcontrollers to corrupt code execution, potentially compromising system integrity and availability.
- 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-2021-23217?
CVE-2021-23217 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 the internal microcontroller, which may allow a user with elevated privileges to instantiate a DMA write operation only within a specific time window timed to corrupt code execution, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability. The scope impact may extend to other components.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23217?
It affects 63 products.
Products include Nvidia Geforce Gt 605, Nvidia Geforce Gt 610, Nvidia Geforce Gt 620, Nvidia Geforce Gt 625, Nvidia Geforce Gt 630, Nvidia Geforce Gt 635 and 57 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-23217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjvf-fv64-9xrq.