Description
Race condition in NVMap in NVIDIA Tegra Linux Kernel 3.10 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted NVMAP_IOC_CREATE IOCTL call, which triggers a use-after-free error, as demonstrated by using a race condition to escape the Chrome sandbox.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
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References
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/01/exploiting-nvmap-to-escape-chrome.htmlExploit
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3618Vendor Advisory
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/01/exploiting-nvmap-to-escape-chrome.htmlExploit
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3618Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 6, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified