Dell Latitude 3379 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 : WCMN2

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.0.21, 1.0.21 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 06 Feb 2018

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 Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00086. A security advisory is a statement when a security vulnerability impacts a product, and a remedy is available for the vulnerability.

Download Files

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_3379_1.0.21.exe

File size: 6.01 MB

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

MD5: bf0cceea7cbb06361249a2d918e93d59

SHA1: 3e390e133017c83923faac3fb7940418385db26a

SHA-256: 0f1e21a59515ddc46703d5287bd992a8eea332941efabb6b3e9c445249148913

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Updated the latest CPU microcode to address CVE-2017-5715.
- Updated Intel ME Firmware to address security advisory INTEL-SA-00086 (CVE-2017-5705 & CVE-2017-5708).

Enhancements:
- Updated the handling of preboot authentication information by firmware.
- Updated UEFI variable input validation.
- Updated the handling of 3rd party Option ROM loading.
- Updated SPI flash command configuration settings.

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
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 new file.
The system restarts automatically and updates the BIOS at the system startup screen. After the BIOS update is complete, system restarts again.

Dell Latitude 3379 System BIOS

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Fixes & Enhancements

Compatible Systems

Supported Operating Systems

Installation instructions

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