🛡️ CVE-2022-42269 — jetson-linux

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: High — administrative rights are needed first.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-42269 is classified as CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The application accepts input without checking that it has the expected form, so malformed values reach code that assumes they are well formed.

Affected software

CVE-2022-42269 is recorded against 1 package.

• jetson-linux (fixed in 32.7.2)

Timeline and source

Published on 30 December 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

nvidia.custhelp.com
nvidia.custhelp.com

Other advisories for this package

jetson-linux has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2026-24154 (7.6 High, published 31 Mar 2026)
• CVE-2026-24153 (5.2 Medium, published 31 Mar 2026)
• CVE-2026-24148 (8.3 High, published 31 Mar 2026)
• CVE-2024-0108 (8.7 High, published 8 Aug 2024)
• CVE-2023-25518 (7.1 High, published 23 Jun 2023)
• CVE-2023-25520 (4.4 Medium, published 23 Jun 2023)
• CVE-2022-42270 (7.8 High, published 30 Dec 2022)
• CVE-2022-28197 (5.0 Medium, published 27 Apr 2022)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-20: Improper Input Validation) in other software:

• CVE-2022-29201 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29192 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2016-1517 (published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29213 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29191 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29212 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29211 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29207 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)

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