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CVE-2017-6278
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2018-03-26 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-119
Description
NVIDIA Tegra kernel contains a vulnerability in the CORE DVFS Thermal driver where there is the potential to read or write a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
Affected products
- NVIDIA Jetson Tk1 Firmware: through 21.6
- NVIDIA Jetson Tx1 Firmware: through 24.2.2; through 28.1
- NVIDIA Tegra K1 Firmware: through 21.6
References
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4635
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4635
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787
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