CVE-2023-31021 CVE

Medium 5.5 Published 2 Nov 2023 Updated 5 Sep 2024

A malicious user in a guest VM can trigger a NULL-pointer dereference in the vGPU plugin, causing a 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-2023-31021?

CVE-2023-31021 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu, published on 2 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA vGPU software for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where a malicious user in the guest VM can cause a NULL-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31021?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Virtual Gpu.

How do I fix CVE-2023-31021?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31021 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-31021 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31021 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Virtual Gpu vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cx6f-43c8-3pcf.