CVE-2023-25519 — NVIDIA ConnectX Host Firmware for the BlueField Data Processing Unit contains a

NVIDIA ConnectX Host Firmware for the BlueField Data Processing Unit contains a vulnerability where a restricted host may cause an incorrect user management error. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to escalation of privileges.

01What is this vulnerability?

NVIDIA ConnectX Host Firmware for the BlueField Data Processing Unit contains a vulnerability where a restricted host may cause an incorrect user management error. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to escalation of privileges.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
NVIDIA	BlueField 1	All versions after 18.24.1000
NVIDIA	BlueField 2 LTS	All versions prior to 24.35.3006
NVIDIA	BlueField 2 GA	All versions prior to 24.38.1002
NVIDIA	BlueField 3 GA	All versions prior to 32.38.1002

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-09-12T00:49:21.411Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-26T14:54:04.307Z

09References

• https: — https://https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5479