#VU105380 Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in Hopper HGX 8-GPU - CVE-2024-0141


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105380

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Hopper HGX 8-GPU
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: nVidia

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


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.


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