CVE-2021-34406

kernel: Race condition in NVIDIA driver can lead to a null pointer dereference

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Published Jan 18, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver contains a vulnerability in NVHost, where a specific race condition can lead to a null pointer dereference, which may lead to a system reboot.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NVIDIA

SHIELD TV

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions prior to SE 9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:shield_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-21064	NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver contains a vulnerability in NVHost, where a specific race condition can lead to a null pointer dereference, which may lead to a system reboot.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.192% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34406
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5259
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-34406

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Nvidia Shield Experience

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:12 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: nvidia
Published: Jan 18, 2022, 6:05 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:12 AM
Reserved: Jun 9, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:55 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 18, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:55 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Jan 18, 2022, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Jan 18, 2022, 12:00 AM

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