NVIDIA Jetson TX2 up to R28.3 Kernel Driver Request access control

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in NVIDIA Jetson TX2 up to R28.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel Driver. The manipulation as part of Request results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-6269. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NVIDIA Jetson TX2 up to R28.3. Affected is an unknown part of the component Kernel Driver. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA Jetson TX2 contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver where input/output control (IOCTL) handling for user mode requests could create a non-trusted pointer dereference, which may lead to information disclosure, denial of service, escalation of privileges, or code execution. The updates apply to all versions prior to and including R28.3.

The bug was discovered 04/02/2019. The weakness was shared 04/12/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-6269 since 01/25/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• NVIDIA

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• Jetson TX2

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• R28.0
• R28.1
• R28.2
• R28.3

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/

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