Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU55042

Link following in NVIDIA vGPU Software and NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2021-1092

Published: July 20, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU55042

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1092

CWE-ID: CWE-59

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symbolic link following in the NVIDIA Control Panel application. A local user can create a symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it, causing a denial of service condition.

Affected software

NVIDIA vGPU Software
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver

How to mitigate CVE-2021-1092

Install updates from vendor's website.

NVIDIA vGPU Software - addressed in versions 8.8, 11.5, 12.3
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - addressed in versions 392.67, 427.48, 453.10, 462.96, 471.41

External References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211

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