Input validation error in NVIDIA Jetson TX1 L4T - CVE-2019-5680
Published: July 22, 2019 / Updated: July 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19296
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5680
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA Jetson TX1 L4T
NVIDIA Jetson TX1 L4T
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the targeted system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when loading the "nvtboot-cpu" image in "nvtboot" in the Tegra bootloader. A local authenticated attacker can create a specially crafted application and escalate privileges on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5680
Install updates from vendor's website.