NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in an internal microcontroller, which 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.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 37 products from nvidia, from nvidia, from nvidia and 34 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2021-11-20T15:15:07.840
2024-11-21T05:51:21.940
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.4
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_950 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_960 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_970 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_980 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_titan_x | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | jetson_nano | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | jetson_nano | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | jetson_nano | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | jetson_tx1 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m1000m | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m1200 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m2000 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m2000m | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m2200 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m3000m | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m4000 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m4000m | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m5000 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m5000m | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m500m | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m520 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m5500 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m6000 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m600m | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m620 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | shield_tv | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | shield_tv_pro | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m10 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m2050 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m2070 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m2070q | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m2090 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m4 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m40 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m6 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m60 | - | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_p100 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows | - | No |
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