# CVE-2022-42278: Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers

> An authorized attacker can exploit a memory corruption flaw in the NVIDIA DGX BMC REST API to execute code, cause denial of service, or tamper with data.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-chmh-mcvp-rwfv

## What is CVE-2022-42278?

CVE-2022-42278 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX servers, published on 13 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can read and write to arbitrary locations within the memory context of the IPMI server process, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42278?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nvidia Bmc.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42278?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42278 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA DGX servers

- [CVE-2023-25505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25505/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-42274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42274/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-42275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42275/): Missing authorization in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2023-0200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0200/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-25507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25507/): Command injection in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42278 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42278 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX servers, published on 13 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NVIDIA DGX servers. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42278/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42278/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42278
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42278
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42278

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