CVE-2022-42276 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

NVIDIA DGX A100 contains a vulnerability in SBIOS in the SmiFlash, where a local user with elevated privileges can read, write and erase flash, which may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure. The scope of impact can extend to other components.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00036.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Nvidia	Dgx A100 Dgx A100 Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45351	NVIDIA DGX A100 contains a vulnerability in SBIOS in the SmiFlash, where a local user with elevated privileges can read, write and erase flash, which may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure. The scope of impact can extend to other components.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5435

History

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2023-01-13T01:32:03.102Z

Updated: 2025-04-07T15:29:51.185Z

Reserved: 2022-10-03T14:20:26.205Z

Link: CVE-2022-42276

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:03:45.885Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-13T02:15:07.847

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:24:38.563

Link: CVE-2022-42276

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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