PT-2022-26434 · Tesla · Tesla

Vincent Dehors · Published 2022-10-07 · Updated 2025-03-24 · CVE-2022-42431

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Tesla (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected Tesla vehicles. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this issue. The specific flaw exists within the bcmdhd driver. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a buffer. An attacker can leverage this issue to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-42431

ZDI-22-1407

Affected Products

Tesla

References · 6

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1407 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42431 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42431 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/47127 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/47795 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/Tyler46409827/status/1904289968316682361 · Twitter Post