Security Bulletin: NVIDIA DGX A100 and DGX A800 - June 2023

Updated 07/14/2023 11:34 AM

NVIDIA has released a firmware security update for the NVIDIA DGX™ A100 system and the NVIDIA DGX A800 system. This update addresses issues that may lead to code execution, denial of service, data tampering, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure.

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

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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‑2023‑25521 The NVIDIA DGX A100 and A800 systems contain a vulnerability in SBIOS, where improper validation of an input parameter may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering. 7.5 CWE-250
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE‑2023‑25522 The NVIDIA DGX A100 and A800 systems contain a vulnerability in SBIOS, where information that is provided in an unexpected format may cause improper validation of an input parameter, which may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering. 7.5 CWE-20
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 tables list the NVIDIA systems 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.

Note: To get the updated BMC and SBIOS versions listed in the tables, upgrade to the NVIDIA DGX A100 Firmware Update Container Version 23.06.3. Firmware updates are available through the NVIDIA Enterprise Support Portal.

Security Advisory CVE IDs Addressed by NVIDIA

CVE IDs Addressed Hardware Platform System Affected Versions Updated Version
CVE‑2023‑25521 NVIDIA DGX NVIDIA DGX A100
NVIDIA DGX A800
All SBIOS versions prior to 1.21 1.21
CVE‑2023‑25522 NVIDIA DGX NVIDIA DGX A100
NVIDIA DGX A800
All SBIOS versions prior to 1.21 1.21

Security Advisory CVE IDs Addressed by AMI

CVE IDs Addressed Hardware Platform System Affected Versions Updated Version
CVE‑2022‑26872
CVE‑2022‑40259
CVE‑2022‑2827
CVE‑2022‑40242
NVIDIA DGX NVIDIA DGX A100
NVIDIA DGX A800
All BMC versions prior to 00.20.04 00.20.04
CVE‑2021‑26316
CVE‑2021‑39298
CVE‑2021‑26402
CVE‑2022‑23813
CVE‑2022‑23814
CVE‑2021‑26328
NVIDIA DGX NVIDIA DGX A100
NVIDIA DGX A800
All SBIOS versions prior to 1.21 1.21

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. The NVIDIA DGX-1, NVIDIA DGX-2, NVIDIA DGX Station, and NVIDIA DGX Station A100 systems are not vulnerable to these issues.

CVE ID Severity Vendor
CVE‑2022‑40259 Critical AMI
CVE‑2022‑26872 High AMI
CVE‑2022‑2827 High AMI
CVE‑2021‑26316 High AMI
CVE‑2021‑39298 High AMI
CVE‑2021‑26402 High AMI
CVE‑2022‑40242 Medium AMI
CVE‑2022‑23813 Medium AMI
CVE‑2022‑23814 Medium AMI
CVE‑2021‑26328 Medium AMI

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Revision History

Revision Date Description
1.1 July 14, 2023 Updated broken CVE hyperlinks to the security vulnerabilties reported by AMI.
1.0 June 30, 2023 Initial release

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