5.5

CVE-2021-1123: nvidia nvidia virtual gpu software Improper Locking

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 29-10-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-1123 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in nvidia nvidia virtual gpu software. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-10-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where it can deadlock, which may lead to denial of service.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.17% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Nvidia2 products
  • nvidia virtual gpu softwarevGPU version 13.x (prior to 13.1), 12.x (prior to 12.4), version 11.x (prior to 11.6) and version 8.x (prior 8.9).
  • virtual_gpu≥ 8.0, < 8.9 | ≥ 11.0, < 11.6 | ≥ 12.0, < 12.4 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.1

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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