CVE-2018-6268 — NVIDIA Tegra library contains a vulnerability in libnvmmlite_video

NVIDIA Tegra library contains a vulnerability in libnvmmlite_video.so, where referencing memory after it has been freed may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges. Android ID: A-80433161.

01What is this vulnerability?

NVIDIA Tegra library contains a vulnerability in libnvmmlite_video.so, where referencing memory after it has been freed may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges. Android ID: A-80433161.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Nvidia Corporation	Android	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-02-13T22:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-17T00:51:22.066Z

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106846
• source.android.com — https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-02-01
• nvidia.custhelp.com — https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787
• nvidia.custhelp.com — https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4804
• nvidia.custhelp.com — https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4910