NVIDIA Jetson Orin/IGX Orin/Xavier on Linux UEFI Management Mode error condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Jetson Orin, IGX Orin and Xavier on Linux. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component UEFI Management Mode. The manipulation leads to error condition. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-23270. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Jetson Orin, IGX Orin and Xavier on Linux (version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component UEFI Management Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a error condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-392. The product encounters an error but does not provide a status code or return value to indicate that an error has occurred. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA Jetson Linux contains a vulnerability in UEFI Management mode, where an unprivileged local attacker may cause exposure of sensitive information via a side channel vulnerability. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

The advisory is shared at nvidia.custhelp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-23270 since 01/14/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Error condition
CWE: CWE-392
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/14/2025 CVE reserved
07/18/2025 +184 days Advisory disclosed
07/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23270 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23270
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316841

Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2025 07:56
Changes: 07/18/2025 07:56 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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