A high-severity vulnerability was recently disclosed by NVIDIA on November 26, 2024, affecting UFM Enterprise, UFM Appliance, and UFM CyberAI products.
The flaw, identified as CVE-2024-0130, could allow attackers to escalate their privileges, to modify data, cause a denial of service (DoS), and access sensitive information.
The security issue, which received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8, originates from an improperly implemented authentication mechanism.
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed requests through the Ethernet management interface of affected UFM systems.
NVIDIA declared: “A successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to privilege escalation, data manipulation, service disruption, and information disclosure.”
Products and versions affected
The vulnerability affects multiple versions within NVIDIA’s UFM product range, including:
- UFM Enterprise GA (versions 6.15.x, 6.16.x, 6.17.x)
- UFM Enterprise LTS23 (versions 6.15.x LTS older than 6.15.6-4 LTS)
- UFM Enterprise Appliance GA (versions 1.6.x, 1.7.x, 1.8.x)
- UFM Enterprise Appliance LTS23 (versions 1.6.x LTS older than 1.6.6-1 LTS)
- UFM SDN Appliance GA (versions 4.14.x, 4.15.x, 4.16.x)
- UFM SDN Appliance LTS23 (versions 4.14.x LTS older than 4.14.6.4 LTS)
- UFM CyberAI GA (versions 2.6.x, 2.7.x, 2.8.x)
- UFM CyberAI LTS23 (version 2.6.1-3 LTS)
NVIDIA has released firmware updates to address the vulnerability in all products affected. Users are strongly advised to download and install these updates immediately from the NVIDIA Enterprise support portal.
It is important to note that the vulnerability can primarily be exploited through the Ethernet management interface of UFM systems, which, in most cases, is isolated from public networks.
Additionally, the LTS22 versions of UFM products are not affected by this vulnerability. This security flaw underscores the critical importance of promptly updates, especially for infrastructure management tools like NVIDIA's UFM suite.
Given that these systems often have privileged access to network resources, any exploited vulnerability can lead to a widespread compromise of the infrastructure.
Administratorii IT sunt încurajați să revizuiască configurațiile rețelei și să se asigure că interfețele de management sunt corect izolate de rețelele nesigure.
IT administrators are encouraged to review network configurations and ensure that management interfaces are properly isolated from untrusted networks.
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