Headline
CVE-2023-25520: NVIDIA Support
NVIDIA Jetson Linux Driver Package contains a vulnerability in nvbootctrl, where a privileged local attacker can configure invalid settings, resulting in denial of service.
Details
This section provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities that this security update addresses and their impact. Descriptions use CWE™, and base scores and vectors use CVSS v3.1 standards.
CVE ID
Description
Base Score
Vector
CVE‑2023‑25518
NVIDIA Jetson contains a vulnerability in CBoot, where the PCIe controller is initialized without IOMMU, which may allow an attacker with physical access to the target device to read and write to arbitrary memory. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, and loss of integrity.
7.1
CWE-923
AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE‑2023‑25520
NVIDIA Jetson Linux Driver Package contains a vulnerability in nvbootctrl, where a privileged local attacker can configure invalid settings, resulting in denial of service.
4.4
CWE-20
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The NVIDIA risk assessment is based on an average of risk across a diverse set of installed systems and may not represent the true risk to your local installation. NVIDIA recommends consulting a security or IT professional to evaluate the risk to your specific configuration.
Security Updates
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, versions affected, and the updated version that includes this security update.
CVE IDs Addressed
Software Product
Operating System
Affected Versions
Updated Version
CVE‑2023‑25518
Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX
Jetson Linux
All versions prior to 32.7.4
32.7.4
CVE‑2023‑25520
Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 series, Jetson TX2 NX
Jetson Linux
All versions prior to 32.7.4
32.7.4
Notes
- Earlier software branch releases that support this product are also affected. If you are using an earlier branch release, upgrade to the latest branch release.
Acknowledgements
NVIDIA thanks the following finders for reporting these issues
CVE-2023-25518: Worldcoin Security Lab
CVE‑2023‑25520: Trae Mazza
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Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
1.0
June 23, 2023
Initial release
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