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CVE-2021-36133 (GCVE-0-2021-36133)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-07 20:42 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:47
VLAI
Summary
The OPTEE-OS CSU driver for NXP i.MX SoC devices lacks security access configuration for several models, resulting in TrustZone bypass because the NonSecure World can perform arbitrary memory read/write operations on Secure World memory. This involves a DMA capable peripheral.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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