CVE-2023-0207: NVIDIA Support

Details

This section provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities that this security update addresses and their impact. Descriptions use CWE™, and base scores and vectors use CVSS v3.1 standards.

CVE ID

Description

Base Score

Vector

CVE‑2022‑42274

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in the IPMI handler, where an attacker with the required privileges can cause a buffer overflow, which may lead to denial of service or code execution.

7.8

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

CVE‑2022‑42280

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in the SPX REST authorization handler, where an unauthorized user can exploit a path traversal, which may lead to escalation of privileges.

7.1

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

CVE‑2022‑42282

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in the SPX REST API, where an attacker with the required privileges can access arbitrary files, which may lead to information disclosure.

6.5

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

CVE‑2022‑42283

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in the IPMI handler, where an attacker with the required privileges can cause a buffer overflow, which may lead to denial of service or code execution.

6.4

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

CVE‑2022‑42286

NVIDIA DGX-2 SBIOS contains a vulnerability in Bds, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.

6.0

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

CVE‑2022‑42287

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in the IPMI handler, where an attacker can upload and download arbitrary files under certain circumstances, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.

6.0

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

CVE‑2022‑42289

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in the SPX REST API, where an attacker with the required privileges can inject arbitrary shell commands, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.

7.2

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

CVE‑2022‑42290

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in the SPX REST API, where an attacker with the required privileges can inject arbitrary shell commands, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.

7.2

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

CVE‑2023‑0200

NVIDIA DGX-2 contains a vulnerability in OFBD where a user with high privileges and a pre-conditioned heap can cause an access beyond a buffers end, which may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure.

7.5

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

CVE‑2023‑0201

NVIDIA DGX-2 SBIOS contains a vulnerability in Bds, where a user with high privileges can cause a write beyond the bounds of an indexable resource, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, compromised integrity, and information disclosure.

6.7

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

CVE‑2023‑0202

NVIDIA DGX A100 SBIOS contains a vulnerability where an attacker may modify arbitrary memory of SMRAM by exploiting the GenericSio and LegacySmmSredir SMM APIs. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure.

7.5

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

CVE‑2023‑0206

NVIDIA DGX A100 SBIOS contains a vulnerability where an attacker may modify arbitrary memory of SMRAM by exploiting the NVME SMM API. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure.

7.5

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

CVE‑2023‑0207

NVIDIA DGX-2 SBIOS contains a vulnerability where an attacker may modify the ServerSetup NVRAM variable at runtime by executing privileged code. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service.

7.5

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

The NVIDIA risk assessment is based on an average of risk across a diverse set of installed systems and may not represent the true risk to your local installation. NVIDIA recommends consulting a security or IT professional to evaluate the risk to your specific configuration.

Security Updates

The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, versions affected, and the updated version that includes this security update.

To protect your system, download and install this firmware update through the NVIDIA Enterprise Support Portal.

CVE IDs Addressed

Hardware Platform

System

Affected Versions

Updated Version

Firmware Container

CVE‑2022‑42274
CVE‑2022‑42280
CVE‑2022‑42282
CVE‑2022‑42283
CVE‑2022‑42287
CVE‑2023‑0200
CVE‑2023‑0201

DGX-2

DGX-2

All BMC versions prior to 1.08.00

01.08.00

23.3.1

CVE‑2022‑42286
CVE‑2022‑42289
CVE‑2022‑42290
CVE‑2023‑0207

DGX-2

DGX-2

All SBIOS versions prior to 0.33

0.33

23.3.1

CVE‑2023‑0202
CVE‑2023‑0206

DGX A100

DGX A100

All SBIOS versions prior to 1.18

1.18

22.12.1

AMI Security Advisory CVEs Addressed

CVE‑2022‑40259
CVE‑2022‑40242
CVE‑2022‑2827

DGX Station A100

DGX Station A100

All BMC versions prior to 2.01.00

2.01.00

23.3.1

Additional Information****Security Vulnerabilities Reported by AMI

The following table lists potential security vulnerabilities in some AMI MegaRAC SP-X Baseboard Management Controllers that have been reported by AMI. These vulnerabilities may allow user enumeration, unauthorized access, or arbitrary code execution.

CVE ID

Severity

Summary

CVE‑2022‑40259

Critical

AMI MegaRAC Redfish Arbitrary Code Execution

CVE‑2022‑40242

High

MegaRAC Default Credentials Vulnerability

CVE‑2022‑2827

High

AMI MegaRAC User Enumeration Vulnerability

The following table lists the status of the NVIDIA response to these vulnerabilities for each NVIDIA DGX system.

System

Status

DGX-1

Not vulnerable - no response required

DGX-2

Not vulnerable - no response required

DGX A100

To be addressed in May 2023 as stated in NVIDIA DGX A100 Server and DGX Station A100 - December 2022

DGX Station

Not vulnerable - no response required

DGX Station A100

Addressed in this update

Security Vulnerabilities Reported by Intel

The following table lists potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel Processors that have been reported by Intel. These vulnerabilities may allow escalation of privileges or denial of service. They are addressed in DGX-2 SBIOS release version 0.33.

CVE ID

Severity

Summary

CVE‑2020‑12357

High

Intel® Processors Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE‑2020‑8670

High

Intel® Processors Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE‑2020‑8700

High

Intel® Processors Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE‑2020‑12359

High

Intel® Processors Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE‑2020‑12358

Medium

Intel® Processors Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE‑2021‑0095

Medium

Intel® Processors Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE‑2020‑12360

Medium

Intel® Processors Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE‑2020‑24486

Medium

Intel® Processors Denial of Service Vulnerability

Acknowledgements

CVE‑2022‑42274, CVE‑2022‑42280, CVE‑2022‑42282, CVE‑2022‑42283, CVE‑2022‑42286, CVE‑2022‑42287, CVE‑2022‑42289, CVE‑2022‑42290: The NVIDIA Offensive Security Research (OSR) team reported these issues.

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Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.0

March 23, 2023

Initial release

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