#VU55587 Use-after-free in nVidia products - CVE-2021-1114
Published: August 5, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55587
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1114
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Jetson AGX Xavier series
Jetson Xavier NX
Jetson TX2 series
Jetson TX2 NX
Jetson AGX Xavier series
Jetson Xavier NX
Jetson TX2 series
Jetson TX2 NX
Software vendor:
nVidia
nVidia
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the kernel crypto node. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.