Integer overflow in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit | All versions prior to 11.6 Update 2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit VendorNVIDIA Affected All versions prior to 11.6 Update 2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-21821
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gj57-j72r-r89g
References
More NVIDIA Cuda Toolkit vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-24165 OS command injection in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2025-24163 OS command injection in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2025-17115 Stack-based buffer overflow in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-17084 Heap-based buffer overflow in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-17023 NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in the cuobjdump binary… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-04906 Out-of-bounds read in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-21821 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-21821 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gj57-j72r-r89g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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