CVE-2022-21819 Misconfiguration in Jetson Nano, Jetson Nano 2GB
An IOMMU misconfiguration in NVIDIA Jetson Linux allows physical attackers to access system memory via PCI, enabling code execution and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-21819?
CVE-2022-21819 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Jetson Nano, Jetson Nano 2GB, published on 11 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA distributions of Jetson Linux contain a vulnerability where an error in the IOMMU configuration may allow an unprivileged attacker with physical access to the board direct read/write access to the entire system address space through the PCI bus. Such an attack could result in denial of service, code execution, escalation of privileges, and impact to data integrity and confidentiality. The scope impact may extend to other components.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21819?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Jetson Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21819?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21819 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-21819 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21819 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Jetson Nano, Jetson Nano 2GB
- CVE-2024-0108 Memory corruption in NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 series, Jetson TX2 NX, Jetson TX1, Jetson Nano series
- CVE-2026-24148 Misconfiguration in Jetson Xavier Series and Jetson Orin Series
- CVE-2021-34372 Integer overflow in NVIDIA Jetson TX2 series, TX2 NX, AGX Xavier series, Xavier NX
- CVE-2022-42269 Information disclosure in Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX1, Jetson TX2 series, Jetson TX2 NX
- CVE-2021-34373 Memory corruption in NVIDIA Jetson TX1
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5q8q-7qqw-cmj3.