Vulnerability in NVIDIA DCGM Allows Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service

Vulnerability in NVIDIA DCGM Allows Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service

CVE-2021-34398 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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