PT-2015-3793
CVE-2014-5332
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Published
2015-02-06
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Updated
2016-09-20
Description by
CVSS 2.0
6.9
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
NVIDIA Tegra Linux Kernel version 3.10
Description
A race condition exists in the NVMap component of the NVIDIA Tegra Linux Kernel, allowing local users to gain privileges. This is achieved through a crafted NVMAP IOC CREATE IOCTL call, which triggers a use-after-free error. The issue can be exploited to escape the Chrome sandbox.
Recommendations
For NVIDIA Tegra Linux Kernel version 3.10, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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