CVE-2019-5672

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-04-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-320

Description

NVIDIA Jetson TX1 and TX2 contain a vulnerability in the Linux for Tegra (L4T) operating system (on all versions prior to R28.3) where the Secure Shell (SSH) keys provided in the sample rootfs are not replaced by unique host keys after sample rootsfs generation and flashing, which may lead to information disclosure.

Affected products

NVIDIA Jetson Tx1: before r28.3 — fixed in r28.3
NVIDIA Jetson TX2: before r28.3 — fixed in r28.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Jetson Tx1 r28.3; 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/4787

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