Tesla Model 3 privilege escalation | CVE-2022-42431
NAME
Tesla Model 3 privilege escalation
- Platforms Affected:
Tesla Model 3 - Risk Level:
8.8 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Privileges
DESCRIPTION
Tesla Model 3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a buffer overflow in the bcmdhd driver. By sending a specially-crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: Low
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Changed
- Access Vector: Local
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Upgrade to the latest version of Model 3 (2022.28 or later), available from the Tesla Web site. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1407/ - Reference Link:
https://www.tesla.com/
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