Stack-based buffer overflow in Jetson AGX Xavier series and Jetson Xavier NX - CVE-2022-42270
Published: December 2, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69854
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-2022-42270
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
Jetson AGX Xavier series
Jetson Xavier NX
Jetson AGX Xavier series
Jetson Xavier NX
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 nvdla_emu_task_submit. A local user can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42270
Install updates from vendor's website.