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01 Record

CVE-2021-1106

NVIDIA Linux kernel distributions contain a vulnerability in nvmap, where writes may be allowed to read-only buffers, which may result in escalation of privileges, complete denial of service,

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: nvidia
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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02 Description

NVIDIA Linux kernel distributions contain a vulnerability in nvmap, where writes may be allowed to read-only buffers, which may result in escalation of privileges, complete denial of service,

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 17.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-08-11 21:32Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 15:55Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-11-12
Assigning CNA
nvidia
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
f84fc3ad7bc2a22aa3179bd1c3f35801f85979bac35ba7a1c17662f91ac00752

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
NVIDIAJetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 series, Jetson TX2 NX, Jetson Nano, Jetson Nano 2GB, Jetson TX1All Jetson Linux versions prior to r32.6.1—
NVIDIAShield TVAll versions prior to SE 9.0—

06 References