Buffer overflow in nVidia products - CVE-2021-34379

 

Buffer overflow in nVidia products - CVE-2021-34379

Published: June 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54265
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34379
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
Jetson TX1
Jetson TX2 series
Jetson TX2 NX
Jetson AGX Xavier series
Jetson Xavier NX
Jetson Nano
Jetson Nano 2GB

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the HDCP service. A local administrator can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-34379

Install updates from vendor's website.

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