#VU59559 NULL pointer dereference in SHIELD TV - CVE-2021-34406
Published: January 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59559
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-2021-34406
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SHIELD TV
SHIELD TV
Software vendor:
nVidia
nVidia
Description
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in NVHost. A malicious application can trigger a race condition and reboot the system, resulting in DoS.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.