Vulnerability in NVIDIA Jetson Linux
CVE-2022-21819
NVIDIA distributions of Jetson Linux contain a vulnerability where an error in the IOMMU configuration may allow an unprivileged attacker with physical access to the board direct read/write access to the entire system address space through the PCI bus. Such an attack could result in denial of service, code execution, escalation of privileges, and impact to data integrity and confidentiality. The scope impact may extend to other components.
EPSS: 0.004 (32.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Nvidia Jetson_linux
- Nvidia Jetson_nano
- Nvidia Jetson_nano_2gb
- Nvidia Jetson Nano, Nano 2gb — versions All 32.x versions prior to 32.7.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@nvidia.com (Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@nvidia.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-21819?
- CVE-2022-21819 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Jetson Linux, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2022-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-21819?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-21819 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.