CVE-2023-25527: nvidia dgx_h100_firmware

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-25527 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in nvidia dgx_h100_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 20-09-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 24-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA DGX H100 BMC contains a vulnerability in the host KVM daemon, where an authenticated local attacker may cause corruption of kernel memory. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to arbitrary kernel code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.