CVE-2021-1114 Use after free in NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 series, Jetson TX2 NX

Medium 4.4 Published 11 Aug 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A use-after-free vulnerability in the NVIDIA Linux kernel crypto node allows attackers to cause a complete denial of service on Jetson devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-1114?

CVE-2021-1114 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 series, Jetson TX2 NX, published on 11 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA Linux kernel distributions contain a vulnerability in the kernel crypto node, where use after free may lead to complete denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1114?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Jetson Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1114?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2021-1114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gwq8-fgvm-vqj6.