description: NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in an internal microcontroller, which may allow a user with elevated privileges to generate valid microcode by identifying, exploiting, and loading vulnerable microcode. Such an attack could lead to information disclosure, data corruption, or denial of service of the device. The scope may extend to other components.
problem types: CWE 1240: Use of a Risky Cryptographic Primitive
affected:
{
product: NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware
vendor: NVIDIA
versions:
status: affected, version: Turing, Volta, Pascal, Maxwell, Tegra X1, Tegra X1+, Tegra TX2, Xavier
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.5
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: HIGH
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]