Details
This section provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities that this security update addresses and their impact. Descriptions use CWE™, and base scores and vectors use CVSS v3.1 standards.
| CVE ID | Description | Base Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2022‑21821 | NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit SDK contains an integer overflow vulnerability in cuobjdump.To exploit this vulnerability, a remote attacker would require a local user to download a specially crafted, corrupted file and locally execute cuobjdump against the file. Such an attack may lead to remote code execution that causes complete denial of service and an impact on data confidentiality and integrity. |
7.8 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
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Security Updates
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, versions affected, and the updated version that includes this security update.
Download the update from the CUDA Toolkit Downloads page to apply the security update.
| CVE IDs Addressed | Software Product | Operating System | Affected Versions | Updated Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2022‑21821 | CUDA Toolkit | Windows and Linux | All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit 11.6 Update 2 | 11.6 Update 2 |
Notes
- Earlier software releases that support this product are also affected. If you are using an earlier release, upgrade to the latest release version.
Mitigations
If you address this vulnerability by installing the CUDA Toolkit version listed in Security Updates, it is recommended, but not required, that you also update the CUDA driver at the same time. If you prefer to remain on an older CUDA driver, refer to CUDA Compatibility for more information.
This issue exists in the standalone developer utility cuobjdump, which is shipped with CUDA Toolkit. It does not affect normal runtime execution of CUDA. It is encountered only when developer tools are run against specifically malformed binaries.
Applications that are built with or distributed with the CUDA runtime components listed in Attachment A of the CUDA EULA are not affected by this vulnerability. The base and runtime variants of NGC CUDA containers are also unaffected because they do not contain the cuobjdump utility.
Acknowledgements
NVIDIA thanks Leonardo Galli for reporting this issue.
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Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | April 7, 2022 | Added information about how to mitigate this issue for affected CUDA Toolkit versions |
| 1.0 | March 28, 2022 | Initial release |
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