CVE-2022-21821
HIGHEPSS 79th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-7848 | High | 7.8 | 4.2% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-46724 | High | 8.6 | 4.0% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-2006 | High | 8.8 | 1.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-25241 | High | 7.5 | 1.0% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-3357 | Critical | 9.8 | 0.9% | - | - |
| CVE-2022-22223 | Medium | 6.5 | 0.8% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2022-21821?
Upgrade nvidia-cuda-toolkit on debian 12 to 11.6.2-2 or later.
Is CVE-2022-21821 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2022-21821 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2022-21821?
CVE-2022-21821 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2022-21821 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for nvidia-cuda-toolkit (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.