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TI-2021-13438 Aliases CVE-2021-34403GHSA-5xrh-mp7v-54g6

Use after free in NVIDIA SHIELD TV

Priority LOW 34CWE-416Published · 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 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

NVIDIA Linux distributions contain a vulnerability in nvmap ioctl, which allows any user with a local account to exploit a use-after-free condition, leading to code privilege escalation, loss of confidentiality and integrity, or denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00302 23rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NVIDIASHIELD TVAll versions prior to SE 9.0—No fix listedCNA
  • SHIELD TV VendorNVIDIA Affected All versions prior to SE 9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:shield_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.0VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:shield_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-34403
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xrh-mp7v-54g6

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-04046 Improper input validation in NVIDIA SHIELD TV CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-04045 Memory corruption in NVIDIA SHIELD TV CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-13436 Improper access control in NVIDIA SHIELD TV CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-00835 NVIDIA Linux kernel distributions contain a vulnerability in nvmap NVMAP_IOC_WRITE*… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-00834 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-00796 Out-of-bounds read in NVIDIA SHIELD TV CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences