CVE-2022-28196 Memory corruption in Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 NX, Jetson TX2 series

Medium 4.6 Published 27 Apr 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A local attacker with elevated privileges can trigger a buffer overflow in NVIDIA Jetson firmware, potentially leading to code execution and denial of service.

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-2022-28196?

CVE-2022-28196 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 NX, Jetson TX2 series, published on 27 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA Jetson Linux Driver Package contains a vulnerability in the Cboot blob_decompress function, where insufficient validation of untrusted data may allow a local attacker with elevated privileges to cause a memory buffer overflow, which may lead to code execution, limited loss of Integrity, and limited denial of service. The scope of impact can extend to other components.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28196?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Jetson Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28196?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28196 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-28196 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vc88-4fgw-chr5.