NVIDIA DOCA Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in collectx-clxapidev Debian Package

A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the NVIDIA DOCA collectx-clxapidev Debian package. This vulnerability allows an actor with low privileges to escalate privileges. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access or actions at a higher privilege level.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could result in unauthorized privilege escalation.

Remediation

Users are advised to update to DOCA version 3.0.0 or 2.9.3, both of which include the necessary fix. Instructions for downloading the updated version are available on the NVIDIA Product Security website.