CVE-2023-25520 Denial of service in Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 series, Jetson TX2 NX

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

A privileged local attacker can cause denial of service in NVIDIA Jetson Linux by configuring invalid settings in nvbootctrl.

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-2023-25520?

CVE-2023-25520 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 series, Jetson TX2 NX, published on 23 Jun 2023. 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 nvbootctrl, where a privileged local attacker can configure invalid settings, resulting in denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25520?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Jetson Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25520?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25520 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-25520 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25520 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qg8w-rrqv-7pw4.

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