CVE-2018-6239 Information disclosure in Jetson TX2

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local unprivileged code can access cached information via speculative execution, leading to information disclosure on NVIDIA Jetson TX2 devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-6239?

CVE-2018-6239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Jetson TX2, published on 12 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA Jetson TX2 contains a vulnerability by means of speculative execution where local and unprivileged code may access the contents of cached information in an unauthorized manner, which may lead to information disclosure. The updates apply to all versions prior to R28.3.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6239?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Jetson Tx2.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6239?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6239 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-6239 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6239 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-55jm-9xwr-ww24.

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