CVE-2021-1070

HIGH

7.1

CVSS Score

Published: January 26, 2021 at 09:20 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:30 AM UTC

7 products affected across 1 vendorLinux for TegraJetson Xavier NxJetson TX2

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Severity

HIGH7.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

Description

NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Series, Jetson Xavier NX, TX1, TX2, Nano and Nano 2GB, L4T versions prior to 32.5, contains a vulnerability in the apply_binaries.sh script used to install NVIDIA components into the root file system image, in which improper access control is applied, which may lead to an unprivileged user being able to modify system device tree files, leading to denial of service.

Affected

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

Linux for Tegra · NVIDIA

95%

v < r32.5All L4T versions prior to 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)

Jetson AGX Xavier · NVIDIAdevice

80%

All versions

Jetson Nano · NVIDIAdevice

80%

All versions

Jetson Nano 2Gb · NVIDIAdevice

80%

All versions

Jetson TX1 · NVIDIAdevice

80%

All versions