PT-2022-10346 · Nvidia · Linux-Nvidia

Published 2022-01-18 · Updated 2022-01-25 · CVE-2021-34403

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA Linux distributions (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free condition in the nvmap ioctl, which can be exploited by any user with a local account. This can lead to code privilege escalation, loss of confidentiality and integrity, or denial of service.

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

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-34403

Affected Products

Linux-Nvidia

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34403 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5259 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34403 · Security Note