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Article Number: 000137539


DSA-2019-139: Dell ImageAssist Security Update for an Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Summary: This Dell ImageAssist update contains a resolution for an information disclosure vulnerability that potentially could be exploited by malicious users to compromise affected systems.

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Impact

High

Details

Dell ImageAssist versions prior to 8.7.15 contain an information disclosure vulnerability. Dell ImageAssist stores some sensitive encrypted information in the images it creates. A privileged user of a system running an operating system that was deployed with Dell ImageAssist could potentially retrieve this sensitive information to then compromise the system and related systems.
CVSS Base Score:  7.5 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Dell ImageAssist versions prior to 8.7.15 contain an information disclosure vulnerability. Dell ImageAssist stores some sensitive encrypted information in the images it creates. A privileged user of a system running an operating system that was deployed with Dell ImageAssist could potentially retrieve this sensitive information to then compromise the system and related systems.
CVSS Base Score:  7.5 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products and Remediation

Affected products: 

Dell ImageAssist versions prior to 8.7.15

 

Remediation:

The following Dell ImageAssist release contains a resolution to the vulnerability:

 

  • Dell ImageAssist version 8.7.15

 

Dell recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

IT administrators who created images with Dell ImageAssist prior to 8.7.15 should change any password included in the created image on the deployed systems.



General Guidance on Account Security:

  1. IT administrators should enforce OS password change at regular intervals.
  2. IT administrators should set complex password requirements.
  3. Users should not use the same passwords on other systems.
  4. Users should use a password manager to make sure they’re using strong, unique passwords everywhere. 

Affected products: 

Dell ImageAssist versions prior to 8.7.15

 

Remediation:

The following Dell ImageAssist release contains a resolution to the vulnerability:

 

  • Dell ImageAssist version 8.7.15

 

Dell recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

IT administrators who created images with Dell ImageAssist prior to 8.7.15 should change any password included in the created image on the deployed systems.



General Guidance on Account Security:

  1. IT administrators should enforce OS password change at regular intervals.
  2. IT administrators should set complex password requirements.
  3. Users should not use the same passwords on other systems.
  4. Users should use a password manager to make sure they’re using strong, unique passwords everywhere. 

Related Information


Article Properties


Affected Product

Image Assist

Last Published Date

21 Feb 2021

Version

4

Article Type

Dell Security Advisory