CVE-2022-21818: Security Bulletin: NVIDIA License System - February 2022

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‑2022‑21818

NVIDIA License System contains a vulnerability in the installation scripts for the DLS virtual appliance, where a user on a network after signing in to the portal can access other users’ credentials, allowing them to gain escalated privileges, resulting in limited impact to both confidentiality and integrity.

5.4

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

The NVIDIA risk assessment is based on an average of risk across a diverse set of installed systems and may not represent the true risk to your local installation. NVIDIA recommends evaluating the risk to your specific configuration.

Security Update

The following table lists the NVIDIA software products and versions affected, and the updated version that includes this security update.

Log in to the NVIDIA Enterprise Application Hub to download updates from the NVIDIA Licensing Portal. To simplify the upgrade of an existing DLS virtual appliance, follow the instructions in Migrating a DLS Instance in NVIDIA License System User Guide.

CVE ID Addressed

Software Product

Operating System

Affected Versions

Updated Version

CVE‑2022‑21818

NVIDIA License System DLS virtual appliance

Citrix Hypervisor, Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisors, Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V Datacenter edition, Red Hat Virtualization, VMware vSphere

All versions prior to 1.1

1.1

Mitigations

None. See Security Update for the version to install.

Acknowledgements

NVIDIA thanks Dmitriy Rabotyagov and Magnus Bergman for reporting this issue.

Get the Most Up to Date Product Security Information

Visit the NVIDIA Product Security page to

• Subscribe to security bulletin notifications
• See the current list of NVIDIA security bulletins
• Report a potential security issue in any NVIDIA supported product
• Learn more about the vulnerability management process followed by the NVIDIA Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT)

Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.0

February 14, 2022

Initial release

Support

If you have any questions about this security bulletin, contact NVIDIA Support.

Disclaimer

ALL NVIDIA INFORMATION, DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, REFERENCE BOARDS, FILES, DRAWINGS, DIAGNOSTICS, LISTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS (TOGETHER AND SEPARATELY, “MATERIALS”) ARE BEING PROVIDED “AS IS.” NVIDIA MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIALS, AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Information is believed to be accurate and reliable at the time it is furnished. However, NVIDIA Corporation assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information or for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of NVIDIA Corporation. Specifications mentioned in this publication are subject to change without notice. This publication supersedes and replaces all information previously supplied. NVIDIA Corporation products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation.