NVIDIA Maxwell/GP100/Tegra X1/Tegra X1+/Tegra TX2 DMA access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NVIDIA Maxwell, GP100, Tegra X1, Tegra X1+ and Tegra TX2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component DMA Handler. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-23217. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NVIDIA Maxwell, GP100, Tegra X1, Tegra X1+ and Tegra TX2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DMA Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/20/2021. The advisory is shared at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-23217 since 02/09/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/09/2021 🔍
11/20/2021 +284 days 🔍
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11/25/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-23217 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-23217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-187069

Entryinfo

Created: 11/20/2021 19:26
Updated: 11/25/2021 12:33
Changes: 11/20/2021 19:26 (47), 11/25/2021 12:33 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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