First published: Tue Mar 06 2018(Updated: )
NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver contains a vulnerability in NVMAP where an attacker has the ability to write an arbitrary value to an arbitrary location which may lead to an escalation of privileges. This issue is rated as high.
Credit: psirt@nvidia.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Nvidia Shield Tv Firmware | <=6.2 | |
Nvidia Shield Tv | ||
Google Android |
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The vulnerability ID for the NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver vulnerability is CVE-2017-6282.
The severity of the NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver vulnerability is rated as high.
The vulnerability in the NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver allows an attacker to write an arbitrary value to an arbitrary location, potentially leading to an escalation of privileges.
The NVIDIA Shield TV Firmware version up to and including 6.2 is affected by the vulnerability.
Yes, Google Android is affected by the NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver vulnerability.
It is recommended to apply the latest security updates or patches provided by NVIDIA or the software vendor to fix the NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver vulnerability.
You can find more information about the NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver vulnerability at the following reference: [http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4631](http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4631)