Memory corruption in NVIDIA Tegra
Priority LOW 34CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
NVIDIA Tegra kernel contains a vulnerability in the CORE DVFS Thermal driver where there is the potential to read or write a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00319 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA Tegra | N/A | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NVIDIA Tegra VendorNVIDIA Affected N/A Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:jetson_tx1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 24.2.2 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_tx1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:jetson_tx1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 28.1 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:jetson_tk1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 21.6 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_tk1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:tegra_k1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 21.6 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tegra_k1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NVIDIA |
- cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:jetson_tx1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 24.2.2 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_tx1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:jetson_tx1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 28.1 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:jetson_tk1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 21.6 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_tk1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:tegra_k1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 21.6 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tegra_k1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6278
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wv83-5224-q73f
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-6278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wv83-5224-q73f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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