CVE-2023-25509: 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‑2023‑0209

NVIDIA DGX-1 SBIOS contains a vulnerability in the Uncore PEI module, where authentication of the code executed by SSA is missing, which may lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and SecureBoot bypass.

8.2

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

CVE‑2023‑25505

NVIDIA DGX-1 BMC contains a vulnerability in the IPMI handler of the AMI MegaRAC BMC, where an attacker with the appropriate level of authorization can cause a buffer overflow, which may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or arbitrary code execution.

7.8

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

CVE‑2023‑25506

NVIDIA DGX-1 contains a vulnerability in Ofbd in AMI SBIOS, where a preconditioned heap can allow a user with elevated privileges to cause an access beyond the end of a buffer, which may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service and information disclosure. The scope of the impact of this vulnerability can extend to other components.

7.5

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

CVE‑2023‑25507

NVIDIA DGX-1 BMC contains a vulnerability in the SPX REST API, where an attacker with the appropriate level of authorization can inject arbitrary shell commands, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.

7.2

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

CVE‑2023‑25508

NVIDIA DGX-1 BMC contains a vulnerability in the IPMI handler, where an attacker with the appropriate level of authorization can upload and download arbitrary files under certain circumstances, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

6.7

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

CVE‑2023‑25509

NVIDIA DGX-1 SBIOS contains a vulnerability in Bds, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, and escalation of privileges.

6.0

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 server products affected, firmware 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

CVE‑2023‑25505
CVE‑2023‑25508
CVE‑2023‑25507

NVIDIA DGX-1 Servers

DGX-1

All BMC versions prior to 3.39.3

3.39.30

CVE‑2023‑0209
CVE‑2023‑25506
CVE‑2023‑25509

NVIDIA DGX-1 Servers

DGX-1

All SBIOS prior to S2W_3A13

S2W_3A13

Notes

• Upgrade the NVIDIA DGX-1 firmware container to version 23.04.01 to get the updated firmware and SBIOS version listed in the table above. Firmware updates are available through the NVIDIA Enterprise Support Portal.

Additional Information: 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-1 SBIOSS2W_3A13.

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

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Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.1

April 19, 2023

Modified CVE-2023-0209 description.

1.0

April 19, 2023

Initial release

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