CVE-2021-34398

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-829

Description

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.

Affected products

NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager: before 2.2.9 — fixed in 2.2.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager 2.2.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5219
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5219

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