PT-2021-15403 · Nvidia · Tegra+1

Published 2021-11-20 · Updated 2022-02-24 · CVE-2021-23201

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns a vulnerability in an internal microcontroller of NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware. This vulnerability 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.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-23201

Affected Products

Nvidia Vgpu

Tegra

References · 5

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5263 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23201 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23552 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/26465 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23540 · Telegram Post