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CVE-2021-34405

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-252

Description

NVIDIA Linux distributions contain a vulnerability in TrustZone’s TEE_Malloc function, where an unchecked return value causing a null pointer dereference may lead to denial of service.

Affected products

• NVIDIA SHIELD TV: before 9.0 — fixed in 9.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA SHIELD TV 9.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5259
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5259

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