What is CVE-2021-1064?

CVE-2021-1064 is a vulnerability in the NVIDIA vGPU manager that allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

What is the severity of CVE-2021-1064?

The severity of CVE-2021-1064 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.1.

Which versions of NVIDIA vGPU manager are affected by CVE-2021-1064?

NVIDIA vGPU manager versions 8.x prior to 8.6 and versions 11.0 to 11.3 are affected by CVE-2021-1064.

How can CVE-2021-1064 be exploited?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2021-1064 by providing malicious input to the vGPU plugin, causing it to obtain and dereference an invalid pointer.

Is Citrix Hypervisor or Nutanix Ahv vulnerable to CVE-2021-1064?

No, Citrix Hypervisor and Nutanix Ahv are not vulnerable to CVE-2021-1064.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-1064

high

7.1

CWE

476

8/1/2021

3/8/2024

CVE-2021-1064: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Fri Jan 08 2021(Updated: )

NVIDIA vGPU manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which it obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer, which may lead to information disclosure or denial of service. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.6) and version 11.0 (prior to 11.3).

Credit: psirt@nvidia.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager	>=8.0<8.6
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager	>=11.0<11.3
Citrix Hypervisor
Nutanix Ahv
Redhat Enterprise Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine
VMware vSphere

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Reference Links

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-1064?
CVE-2021-1064 is a vulnerability in the NVIDIA vGPU manager that allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-1064?
The severity of CVE-2021-1064 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.1.
Which versions of NVIDIA vGPU manager are affected by CVE-2021-1064?
NVIDIA vGPU manager versions 8.x prior to 8.6 and versions 11.0 to 11.3 are affected by CVE-2021-1064.
How can CVE-2021-1064 be exploited?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2021-1064 by providing malicious input to the vGPU plugin, causing it to obtain and dereference an invalid pointer.
Is Citrix Hypervisor or Nutanix Ahv vulnerable to CVE-2021-1064?
No, Citrix Hypervisor and Nutanix Ahv are not vulnerable to CVE-2021-1064.

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