CVE-2021-34405 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NVIDIA Linux distributions contain a vulnerability in TrustZone’s TEE_Malloc function, where an unchecked return value causing a null pointer dereference may lead to denial of service.

Published: 2022-01-18

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NVIDIA

SHIELD TV

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions prior to SE 9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:shield_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-21063	NVIDIA Linux distributions contain a vulnerability in TrustZone’s TEE_Malloc function, where an unchecked return value causing a null pointer dereference may lead to denial of service.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5259

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Nvidia Shield Experience

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2022-01-18T18:05:28.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:12:50.082Z

Reserved: 2021-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-34405

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-18T18:15:08.110

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:10:20.073

Link: CVE-2021-34405

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-252

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