VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-23217
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-11-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Primary references
- psirt@nvidia.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory