# NVIDIA Linux kernel distributions contain a vulnerability in nvmap NVMAP_IOC_WRITE\* paths, where improper access controls may lead to code execution, complete denial of service, and seriously comprom…

CVE record · `CVE-2021-1107`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2021-1107`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 7.8 High
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** nvidia
- **Technologies:** [NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 series, Jetson TX2 NX, Jetson Nano, Jetson Nano 2GB, Jetson TX1](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/nvidia-jetson-agx-xavier-series-jetson-xavier-nx-jetson-tx2-series-jetson-tx2-nx.md) · [NVIDIA Shield TV](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/nvidia-shield-tv.md)
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: nvidia) at 11 Aug 2021, 21:33 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: NVIDIA. Product: Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 series, Jetson TX2 NX, Jetson Nano, Jetson Nano 2GB, Jetson TX1.
  - affected: `All Jetson Linux versions prior to r32.6.1`
- Vendor: NVIDIA. Product: Shield TV.
  - affected: `All Shield TV versions prior to SE 9.0`

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

- 7.8 High, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`, from CNA (nvidia)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.0028, the 20th percentile, on 6 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 11 Aug 2021. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2021-1107](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1107)
- [NVD: CVE-2021-1107](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1107)

### References from the CNA

- <https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5216>
- <https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5259>

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