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Article Number: 000197971
DSA-2022-015: Dell PowerEdge Improper SMM Communication Buffer Verification Vulnerability
Dell PowerEdge remediation is available for an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
Summary:Dell PowerEdge remediation is available for an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
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Impact
Medium
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Proprietary Code CVE
Description
CVSS Base Score
CVSS Vector String
CVE-2022-22558
Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Workstation 7910 and 7920 Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A Local High Privileged attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to arbitrary writes or denial of service..
Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Workstation 7910 and 7920 Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A Local High Privileged attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to arbitrary writes or denial of service..
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Note: The table above may not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions and may be updated as more information becomes available.
*Out of an abundance of caution, version 2.14.x and 1.14.x was removed while Dell investigates issues reported by small number of customers with the BIOS release. Once the issue is resolved, Dell will release an updated BIOS if needed.
Note: The table above may not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions and may be updated as more information becomes available.
*Out of an abundance of caution, version 2.14.x and 1.14.x was removed while Dell investigates issues reported by small number of customers with the BIOS release. Once the issue is resolved, Dell will release an updated BIOS if needed.
Acknowledgements
Dell would like to thank yngweijw for reporting this issue.
Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
1.0
2022-03-31
Initial release
1.1
2022-05-31
Updated "Affected Products and Remediation" section
1.2
2022-06-20
Updated Target Release Dates
1.3
2022-07-27
Updated "Affected Products and Remediation" section
1.4
2022-08-04
Updated CVE Description.
1.5
2022-08-22
Added PowerEdge XE8545 to "Affected Products and Remediation" section.
1.6
2022-009-28
Updated "Affected Products and Remediation" section