Multiple vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Hopper HGX 8-GPU

1) Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control

EUVDB-ID: #VU105380

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0141

CWE-ID: CWE-782 - Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient access control in the IOCTL within the GPU vBIOS. A remote administrator can write to an unsupported registry and cause a denial of service condition.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Hopper HGX 8-GPU: 1.3.0 - 1.5.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:hopper_hgx_8-gpu:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:hopper_hgx_8-gpu:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:hopper_hgx_8-gpu:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5561

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Internal Asset Exposed to Unsafe Debug Access Level or State

EUVDB-ID: #VU105381

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0114

CWE-ID: CWE-1244 - Internal Asset Exposed to Unsafe Debug Access Level or State

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to internal asset exposed to unsafe debug access level or state in the HGX Management Controller (HMC). A local administrator can execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Hopper HGX 8-GPU: 1.3.0 - 1.5.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:hopper_hgx_8-gpu:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:hopper_hgx_8-gpu:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:hopper_hgx_8-gpu:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5561

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.