Buffer overflow in nVidia products - CVE-2022-28196
Published: April 26, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62607
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28196
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
Jetson Xavier NX
Jetson TX2 series
Jetson TX2 NX
Jetson AGX Xavier series
Jetson Xavier NX
Jetson TX2 series
Jetson TX2 NX
Jetson AGX Xavier series
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Cboot blob_decompress. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-28196
Install updates from vendor's website.