NVIDIA DGX A100/A800 System BIOS < 1.21 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 178027

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Synopsis

The System BIOS on the remote Linux host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The system BIOS on the remote NVIDIA DGX A100 or A800 system is prior to 1.21. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities:

- Improper validation of an input parameter can lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering. (CVE-2023-25521)

- Information provided in an unexpected format can cause improper validation of an input parameter leading to denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering (CVE-2023-25522)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the System BIOS in accordance with the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 178027

File Name: nvidia_dgx_1_21.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 7/7/2023

Updated: 4/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-25522

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:nvidia:dgx_a100, x-cpe:/h:nvidia:dgx_a800

Required KB Items: BIOS/Version, DMI/System/SystemInformation/Manufacturer, DMI/System/SystemInformation/ProductName

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/30/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-25521, CVE-2023-25522

IAVB: 2023-B-0047-S

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