CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
12.6%
NVIDIA has released a software security update for Jetson AGX Xavier, TX1, TX2, and Nano in the NVIDIA JetPack™ software development kit (SDK). The update addresses issues that may lead to escalation of privileges. To protect your system, download and install the latest NVIDIA JetPack SDK from NVIDIA DevZone. Go to NVIDIA Product Security.
This section provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities and their impact that this security update addresses. Descriptions use CWE™, and base scores and vectors use CVSS v3.0 standards.
CVE | Description | Base Score | Vector |
---|---|---|---|
CVE‑2020‑5974 | NVIDIA JetPack SDK contains a vulnerability in its installation scripts in which permissions are incorrectly set on certain directories, which can lead to escalation of privileges. | 8.8 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
The NVIDIA risk assessment is based on the maximum risk across a diverse set of installed systems and may not represent the true risk to your local installation. NVIDIA recommends consulting a security or IT professional to evaluate the risk to your specific configuration.
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products and versions affected, and the updated versions that include this security update.
Download and install the latest NVIDIA JetPack software from NVIDIA DevZone.
CVEs Addressed | Software Product | Operating System | Affected Versions | Updated Versions |
---|---|---|---|---|
CVE‑2020‑5974 | Jetson TX1, TX2 series, AGX Xavier series, and Nano | Linux for Tegra | NVIDIA JetPack SDK 4.2 and 4.3 | NVIDIA JetPack SDK 4.4 |
Notes:
chmod 755 /etc/nvidia-container-runtime/host-files-for-container.d
chmod 644 /etc/nvidia-container-runtime/host-files-for-container.d/*.csv
See Security Updates for the version to install.
CVE-2020-5974: NVIDIA thanks Michael de Gans for reporting this issue.
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
12.6%