CVE-2021-23217

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 20, 2021 at 02:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
65 products affected across 1 vendorJetson TX1Jetson NanoSHIELD TV· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller, which may allow a user with elevated privileges to instantiate a DMA write operation only within a specific time window timed to corrupt code execution, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability. The scope impact may extend to other components.

Affected

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

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linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
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linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
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linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
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linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
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linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
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linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
All versions
linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
All versions
linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
All versions
linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
All versions
linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

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

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References (1)

CVSS

7.5HIGHnvidia
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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