CVE-2017-6292
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Android before the 2018-06-05 security patch level, NVIDIA TLZ TrustZone contains a possible out of bounds write due to integer overflow which could lead to local escalation of privilege in the TrustZone with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. This issue is rated as high. Version: N/A. Android: A-69480285. Reference: N-CVE-2017-6292.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceNVIDIA TLZ TrustZone contains an integer overflow that leads to an out-of-bounds write, enabling local privilege escalation within the TrustZone secure execution environment. This vulnerability exists in Android devices before the June 2018 security patch level and requires no user interaction to exploit.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android security patch levelGo to Settings > About Phone > Security Information (or Settings > Security > Security patch level) and note the date shownAffected if The security patch level shows a date before June 2018 (e.g., May 2018, April 2018, or earlier)
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Verify device uses NVIDIA chipset with TrustZoneCheck the device specifications on the manufacturer website or via settings (Settings > About Phone > Hardware info) to confirm the presence of an NVIDIA SoC with TrustZone secure execution environmentAffected if The device contains an NVIDIA processor with TrustZone and the security patch level is before June 2018
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Confirm vulnerability scope matches your deviceConfirm the device is an Android device (not a generic embedded system) and that it has not received the June 2018 Android security updateAffected if The device is running Android with an unpatched NVIDIA TLZ TrustZone implementation and has not applied the June 2018 or later security patch
You are affected if your Android device has an NVIDIA chipset with TrustZone and displays a security patch level earlier than June 2018.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the June 2018 or later Android security patch level to receive NVIDIA's fix for the TrustZone integer overflow vulnerability. For embedded/proprietary systems, contact NVIDIA for the TLZ TrustZone patch and validate via vendor-supplied update mechanisms.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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