Input validation error in nVidia products - CVE-2021-34397
Published: June 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54283
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34397
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in NVIDIA MB2. A local administrator can cause free-the-wrong-heap, leading to limited denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-34397
Install updates from vendor's website.