CVE-2022-42270 (GCVE-0-2022-42270)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-30 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-10 17:55
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Summary
NVIDIA distributions of Linux contain a vulnerability in nvdla_emu_task_submit, where unvalidated input may allow a local attacker to cause stack-based buffer overflow in kernel code, which may lead to escalation of privileges, compromised integrity and confidentiality, and denial of service.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
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Vendor Product Version
NVIDIA NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson AGX Orin Series Affected: Versions 35.1 and 34.1.1
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