#VU59555 Buffer overflow in SHIELD TV - CVE-2021-34402

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#VU59555 Buffer overflow in SHIELD TV - CVE-2021-34402

Published: January 12, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59555
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34402
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SHIELD TV
Software vendor:
nVidia

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within NVIDIA NVDEC in NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver. A malicious application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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