CVE-2021-1106 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in NVIDIA Linux kernel distributions, specifically affecting the nvmap component. This flaw allows writes to read-only buffers, impacting various NVIDIA Jetson and Shield devices. Successful exploitation can lead to escalation of privileges, complete denial of service, unconstrained information disclosure, and severe data tampering across all system processes. While the vulnerability is critical, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit codes available in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion is minimal, with only one mention on Reddit.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 32.1, < 32.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:jetson_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:shield_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.