NXP i.MX 8M family processors privilege escalation | CVE-2023-39902

NAME
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NXP i.MX 8M family processors privilege escalation

Platforms Affected:
NXP i.MX 8M Mini
NXP i.MX 8M
NXP i.MX 8M Nano
NXP i.MX 8M Plus

Risk Level:
7

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Gain Privileges

DESCRIPTION
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NXP i.MX 8M family processors could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in U-Boot Secondary Program Loader (SPL). By using a crafted Flattened Image Tree (FIT) format structure, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local



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