CVE-2021-34403 — Use After Free in Nvidia Shield Experience

CWE-416 — Use After Free4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.62%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Nvidia Shield ExperienceNvidia Shield TV
Timeline
PublishedJan 18
Latest updateJan 19

Description

NVIDIA Linux distributions contain a vulnerability in nvmap ioctl, which allows any user with a local account to exploit a use-after-free condition, leading to code privilege escalation, loss of confidentiality and integrity, or denial of service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5nvidia/shield_tvAll versions prior to SE 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5xrh-mp7v-54g6: NVIDIA Linux distributions contain a vulnerability in nvmap ioctl, which allows any user with a local account to exploit a use-after-free condition, l↗2022-01-19
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CVEList
CVE-2021-34403: NVIDIA Linux distributions contain a vulnerability in nvmap ioctl, which allows any user with a local account to exploit a use-after-free condition, l↗2022-01-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
kernel: NVIDIA Linux use after free in nvmap ioctl↗2022-01-18
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