#VU69854 Stack-based buffer overflow in Jetson AGX Xavier series and Jetson Xavier NX - CVE-2022-42270 

 

#VU69854 Stack-based buffer overflow in Jetson AGX Xavier series and Jetson Xavier NX - CVE-2022-42270

Published: December 2, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69854
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Jetson AGX Xavier series
Jetson Xavier NX
Software vendor:
nVidia

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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