Dell Latitude 5300 and 5300 2-in-1 System BIOS

Restart required

Do not turn off your computer or disconnect from the power source while updating the BIOS as this could harm your computer. During the update, your computer will restart and you may briefly see a black screen.

Before updating, please read the installation instructions and important information noted below.

Driver Id : 1YY3M

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.12.1, 1.12.1 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 04 Jan 2021

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the Dell system BIOS update. BIOS is a firmware package that is embedded on a small memory chip on the system board. It controls the keyboard, monitor, disk drives, and other devices. This update addresses the Intel Technical Advisory INTEL-TA-00391 and Intel Security Advisories INTEL-SA-00358, INTEL-SA-00381 and INTEL-SA-00360. A security advisory is a statement when a security vulnerability impacts a product, and a remedy is available for the vulnerability.

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File Format: This file format consists of a BIOS executable file. The Universal (Windows/MS DOS) format can be used to install from any Windows or MS DOS environment.

File Name: Latitude_5300_1.12.1.exe

File size: 25.28 MB

To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.

MD5: 295f5a458347a31145e118362e1ac5f2

SHA1: bb3e9615d6fc660d8514bb8d318896fe78e83ffd

SHA-256: 5a814aa11fa7ebd867385929ef0cc945cabc880d3f7efbc01c8f844aaae0324e

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Firmware update to address CVE-2020-26189.
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Technical Advisory INTEL-TA-00391 (CVE-2020-8753, CVE-2020-8744, CVE-2020-8745, CVE-2020-8705, CVE-2020-8757, CVE-2020-8756, CVE-2020-8760, CVE-2020-8754, CVE-2020-8747, CVE-2020-8755, CVE-2020-8746, CVE-2020-8749, CVE-2020-8752, CVE-2020-12303, CVE-2020-12355, and CVE-2020-12356).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00358 (CVE-2020-0587, CVE-2020-0591, CVE-2020-0592, and CVE-2020-0593).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00381 (CVE-2020-8696 and CVE-2020-8698).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00360 (CVE-2020-0559).

Enhancements:
- Improved the user experience when booting.
- Enhanced the thermal stability of the system.

Important Information

- Once the BIOS is upgraded, you cannot downgrade BIOS EXE/Recovery (RCV) to the versions earlier than 1.7.2. BIOS downgrades are restricted when there are security updates and important fixes with earlier versions that impact the functionality of the system.
- If you must downgrade to an older BIOS version, you may follow one of the below steps:
1. Disable the SMM Security Mitigation option from BIOS Setup menu before using BIOS Flash Update in the F12 boot menu to downgrade the BIOS.
2. Disable the SMM Security Mitigation option from BIOS Setup menu before you attempt to downgrade in Windows operating system.
- BIOS updates take no more than 5 minutes to be installed on your system. You can install the updates in the background while using the system.

Installation instructions

Updating the BIOS from Windows

Note 1: Before updating the BIOS, ensure that you suspend BitLocker encryption on a BitLocker-enabled system. If BitLocker is not enabled on your system, you can ignore this step. For information about how to disable BitLocker, see How to Enable or Disable BitLocker with TPM in Windows at support.dell.com.
Note 2: Do not turn off power or interrupt the BIOS update process during the update. Download and Installation
Note 3: Your system requires a restart after installing the BIOS. The restart can be deferred but must be completed to ensure that the update is installed.

Download and Installation
1. Click Download File.
2. Click Save to save the file to your hard drive.
3. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file.
4. Double-click the file.
5. Click Yes to open the BIOS update utility.
6. Click Update to initiate the update process. A progress bar is displayed.
7. Click Restart to restart the system once the progress bar reaches 100%.
The update process initiates at the Dell logo, and an update initiation message is displayed with a progress bar. After the update finishes, the system automatically restarts.

Dell Latitude 5300 and 5300 2-in-1 System BIOS

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