Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
NVIDIA Vibrante Linux has a user-space driver weakness where protection mechanisms are insufficient. The documented impact is denial of service or information disclosure, with a high CVSS score. The business concern is mainly for organizations using affected Vibrante Linux builds in embedded or automotive systems.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority exposure check for embedded or automotive platforms, not a broad enterprise emergency. The high CVSS impact justifies prompt inventory and vendor validation, while the local-access and user-interaction requirements reduce urgency versus remotely exploitable vulnerabilities.
Technical view
CVE-2017-6261 is mapped to CWE-693 and scored CVSS 3.0 8.2: local access, low complexity, low privileges, user interaction, changed scope, and high C/I/A impact. Sources conflict on affected versions: the description says 1.1, 2.0, and 2.2; affected metadata lists 1.1, 2.0, and 2.1.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to systems running NVIDIA Vibrante Linux 1.1, 2.0, and possibly 2.1 or 2.2. The supplied CVSS vector indicates local access and user interaction are required. The sources do not identify internet-exposed services or broader NVIDIA products as affected.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show KEV listing or evidence of active exploitation. The public reference is a BlackHat USA 2018 Tesla research paper, but the supplied metadata does not establish active attacks, exploit availability, or affected deployments beyond NVIDIA Vibrante Linux.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE identifies insufficient protection mechanisms in a user-space driver, but does not provide detailed root cause, patch identifiers, exploit status, or complete version clarity. Avoid expanding affected scope beyond NVIDIA Vibrante Linux without vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems running NVIDIA Vibrante Linux and record exact version numbers.
- Check NVIDIA guidance for corrected builds or supported mitigation instructions.
- Prioritize isolation and access control for affected embedded or automotive systems.
- Limit local user access on systems that must remain on affected builds.
- Track the version discrepancy between 2.1 and 2.2 during vendor validation.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any deployed system runs Vibrante Linux 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2.
- Review asset records for NVIDIA Vibrante Linux in embedded or vehicle-related environments.
- Validate vendor advisory coverage before declaring a system fixed.
- Check whether local users or processes can interact with the vulnerable driver path.
- Document compensating controls where patch status cannot be confirmed.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.2 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H1.56Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.2HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://data.hackinn.com/ppt/BlackHat-USA-2018/us-18-Liu-Over-The-Air-How-We-Remotely-Compromised-The-Gateway-Bcm-And-Autopilot-Ecus-Of-Tesla-Cars-wp.pdfCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Protection Mechanism Failure
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