CVE-2018-6269

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: 2019-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

NVIDIA Jetson TX2 contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver where input/output control (IOCTL) handling for user mode requests could create a non-trusted pointer dereference, which may lead to information disclosure, denial of service, escalation of privileges, or code execution. The updates apply to all versions prior to R28.3.

Affected products

NVIDIA Jetson TX2: before r28.3 — fixed in r28.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Jetson TX2 r28.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4804
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4804

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