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CVE-2021-34402

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: January 18, 2022 at 06:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorShield Experience· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA NVDEC, where a user with high privileges might be able to read from or write to a memory location that is outside the intended boundary of the buffer, which may lead to denial of service, Information disclosure, loss of Integrity, or possible escalation of privileges.

Affected

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

Shield Experience· NVIDIA
95%
v < 9.0All versions prior to SE 9.0
Affected range stops below 9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
google-android (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

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

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5259

CVSS

6.7MEDIUMnvidia
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-125CWE-787

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