CVE Identifier: CVE-2018-15774, CVE-2018-15776
Severity: Medium
Affected products:
- Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8 versions prior to 2.61.60.60 (CVE-2018-15774 and CVE-2018-15776)
- Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 3.20.21.20, 3.21.24.22, 3.21.26.22 and 3.23.23.23 (CVE-2018-15774)
Summary:
Dell EMC iDRAC has been updated to address multiple vulnerabilities which may potentially be exploited to compromise the affected systems.
Details:
- Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2018-15774)
Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8 versions prior to 2.61.60.60 and iDRAC9 versions prior to 3.20.21.20, 3.21.24.22, 3.21.26.22, and 3.23.23.23 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated malicious iDRAC user with operator privileges could potentially exploit a permissions check flaw in the Redfish interface to gain administrator access.
- Improper Error Handling Vulnerability (CVE-2018-15776)
Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8 versions prior to 2.61.60.60 contain an improper error handling vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability to get access to the u-boot shell.
Note: Other models of iDRAC are not affected by the vulnerabilities detailed above.
Resolution:
The following Dell EMC iDRAC firmware releases contain resolutions to these vulnerabilities:
iDRAC |
iDRAC firmware Version |
iDRAC9
|
3.20.21.20 |
3.21.24.22 |
3.21.26.22 |
3.23.23.23 |
iDRAC8 |
2.61.60.60 |
iDRAC7 |
2.61.60.60 |
Note: Available as of the publication date.
Dell EMC recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity.
Dell EMC Best Practices regarding iDRAC:
In addition to maintaining up-to-date iDRAC firmware, Dell EMC also advises the following:
- iDRACs are not designed nor intended to be placed on or connected to the internet; they are intended to be on a separate management network. Placing or connecting iDRACs directly to the internet could expose the connected system to security and other risks for which Dell EMC is not responsible.
- Along with locating iDRACs on a separate management subnet, users should isolate the management subnet/vLAN with technologies such as firewalls, and limit access to the subnet/vLAN to authorized server administrators.
- Dell EMC recommends that customers take into account any deployment factors that may be relevant to their environment to assess their overall risk.
Link to remedies:
Customers can download iDRAC firmware for PowerEdge servers and for all other platforms, please select the platform from the Dell support site.
Credit:
CVE-2018-15776: Dell EMC would like to thank Jon Sands and Adam Nielsen for reporting this issue to us.
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