CVE-2022-42270 — NVIDIA distributions of Linux contain a vulnerability in nvdla_emu_task_submit,

NVIDIA distributions of Linux contain a vulnerability in nvdla_emu_task_submit, where unvalidated input may allow a local attacker to cause stack-based buffer overflow in kernel code, which may lead to escalation of privileges, compromised integrity and confidentiality, and denia

01What is this vulnerability?

NVIDIA distributions of Linux contain a vulnerability in nvdla_emu_task_submit, where unvalidated input may allow a local attacker to cause stack-based buffer overflow in kernel code, which may lead to escalation of privileges, compromised integrity and confidentiality, and denial of service.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
NVIDIA	NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson AGX Orin Series	Versions 35.1 and 34.1.1
NVIDIA	NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson AGX Orin Series	32.7.2 and prior releases

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: 2022-12-30T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-10T17:55:04.545Z

09References

• nvidia.custhelp.com — https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5417