Details
This section provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities and their impact that this security update addresses. Descriptions use CWE™, and base scores and vectors use CVSS v3.0 standards.
| CVE | Description | Base Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2020‑5974 | NVIDIA JetPack SDK contains a vulnerability in its installation scripts in which permissions are incorrectly set on certain directories, which can lead to escalation of privileges. | 8.8 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
The NVIDIA risk assessment is based on the maximum risk across a diverse set of installed systems and may not represent the true risk to your local installation. NVIDIA recommends consulting a security or IT professional to evaluate the risk to your specific configuration.
Security Updates
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products and versions affected, and the updated versions that include this security update.
Download and install the latest NVIDIA JetPack software from NVIDIA DevZone.
| CVEs Addressed | Software Product | Operating System | Affected Versions | Updated Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2020‑5974 | Jetson TX1, TX2 series, AGX Xavier series, and Nano | Linux for Tegra | NVIDIA JetPack SDK 4.2 and 4.3 | NVIDIA JetPack SDK 4.4 |
Notes:
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Customers who prefer to continue using NVIDIA JetPack SDK 4.2 or 4.3 can correct the permissions on the affected directories by running the following commands on the L4T host's root file system:
chmod 755 /etc/nvidia-container-runtime/host-files-for-container.d
chmod 644 /etc/nvidia-container-runtime/host-files-for-container.d/*.csv
Mitigations
See Security Updates for the version to install.
Acknowledgements
CVE-2020-5974: NVIDIA thanks Michael de Gans for reporting this issue.
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Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | July 8, 2020 | Initial release |
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