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Imx6Application · Ailux

CVE-2023-45592

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-03-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.0.7-2 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A CWE-250 “Execution with Unnecessary Privileges” vulnerability in the embedded Chromium browser (due to the binary being executed with the “--no-sandbox” option and with root privileges) exacerbates the impacts of successful attacks executed against the browser. This issue affects: AiLux imx6 bundle below version imx6_1.0.7-2.

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 confidence

An embedded Chromium browser in AiLux imx6 bundle runs with both the '--no-sandbox' flag and root privileges. This CWE-250 vulnerability combines unnecessary privilege execution with removed sandbox isolation, allowing any successful browser exploit to immediately achieve root-level code execution with full system compromise potential.

MitigationUpdate to imx6_1.0.7-2 or later; if unavailable, reconfigure the browser to run as a non-root user and remove the --no-sandbox flag if operationally feasible.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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 data
Imx6Application
Affected:< 1.0.7-2

CVSS 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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the AiLux Imx6 bundle version
    Check the installed package version by running 'dpkg -l | grep imx6' or 'rpm -qa | grep imx6' depending on the package manager used, or inspect /etc/aisetsu/version if such a file exists
    Affected if The version shown is less than 1.0.7-2
  2. Locate the embedded Chromium browser
    Find the browser binary or launcher script in the imx6 bundle directory, commonly under /opt/ailux or similar installation paths. Look for files named 'chromium', 'chrome', or scripts that launch the embedded browser
    Affected if An embedded Chromium browser binary exists within the AiLux imx6 installation directory
  3. Verify if the browser launches with --no-sandbox flag
    Inspect the startup script or configuration file that launches the Chromium browser. Search for '--no-sandbox' in the command line arguments or script content. Run 'ps aux' while the browser is running to examine the actual process command line
    Affected if The process command line contains '--no-sandbox' flag
  4. Confirm the browser process runs as root
    Execute 'ps aux | grep -i chromium' or 'ps aux | grep -i chrome' to view the running browser processes and check the user column. Alternatively, examine the launch script to see if it uses 'sudo' or runs as root
    Affected if The browser process shows 'root' as the effective user or the launch script runs as root

The system is affected if it is running AiLux Imx6 version prior to 1.0.7-2 AND the embedded Chromium browser runs with the --no-sandbox flag AND executes with root privileges.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.0.7-2 or later
Fixed in 1.0.7-2
Interim mitigation

Update to imx6_1.0.7-2 or later; if unavailable, reconfigure the browser to run as a non-root user and remove the --no-sandbox flag if operationally feasible.

Recommended fix High confidence

imx6_1.0.7-2

  1. Identify the current version of the AiLux imx6 bundle installed on the device
  2. Obtain the imx6_1.0.7-2 release from the official vendor distribution channel
  3. Follow the vendor's standard firmware/software update procedure for the imx6 device
  4. Verify the upgrade completed successfully
  5. Confirm the embedded Chromium browser is no longer executed with both --no-sandbox flag and root privileges
Caveat Upgrade of embedded firmware may require device downtime and could affect dependent services; verify backup and compatibility with peripheral integrations before proceeding

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Imx6 Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
21.0 hours of engineering $3,680
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