CVE-2021-1069

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 20, 2021 at 10:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:30 AM UTC
8 products affected across 1 vendorShield ExperienceLinux for TegraJetson Xavier Nx· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

NVIDIA SHIELD TV, all versions prior to 8.2.2, contains a vulnerability in the NVHost function, which may lead to abnormal reboot due to a null pointer reference, causing data loss.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < r32.5
Affected range stops below r32.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
nvidia-jetson-agx-xavier (environment) · nvidia-jetson-nano (environment) · nvidia-jetson-nano-2gb (environment) · nvidia-jetson-tx1 (environment) · nvidia-jetson-tx2 (environment) · nvidia-jetson-xavier-nx (environment)
v < 8.2.2
Affected range stops below 8.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
google-android (environment)
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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