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CVE-2022-42269 — NVIDIA Trusted OS contains a vulnerability in an SMC call handler, where failure

NVIDIA Trusted OS contains a vulnerability in an SMC call handler, where failure to validate untrusted input may allow a highly privileged local attacker to cause information disclosure and compromise integrity. The scope of the impact can extend to other components.

CVSS
7.9 HIGH
EPSS
0.06% (top 82.00%)
CWE
CWE-20
Published
2022-12-30T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-04-10T20:47:39.657Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

NVIDIA Trusted OS contains a vulnerability in an SMC call handler, where failure to validate untrusted input may allow a highly privileged local attacker to cause information disclosure and compromise integrity. The scope of the impact can extend to other components.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
NVIDIAJetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX1, Jetson TX2 series, Jetson TX2 NXAll versions prior to 32.7.2

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

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

09References

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