CVE-2021-34398 (GCVE-0-2021-34398)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-13 15:42 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:12
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Summary
NVIDIA DCGM, all versions prior to 2.2.9, contains a vulnerability in the DIAG module where any user can inject shared libraries into the DCGM server, which is usually running as root, which may lead to privilege escalation, total loss of confidentiality and integrity, and complete denial of service.
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7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • information disclosure, denial of service, loss of integrity
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NVIDIA NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager (DCGM) Affected: DCGM versions prior to 2.2.9
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