CVE-2024-53881

Summary

CVE-2024-53881 is a newly identified cybersecurity vulnerability affecting NVIDIA's vGPU software. The issue resides in the host driver and enables guest systems to instigate an interrupt storm, potentially causing a denial of service (DoS) on the host machine. By triggering an excessive number of interrupts, the guest can overload the system, leading to performance degradation or total unavailability. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to virtualized environments, as it allows a guest system to disrupt the host's normal operation. Organizations utilizing NVIDIA vGPU software should apply the necessary patches or updates as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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