Dell EMC iDRAC Multiple Vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-15774 and CVE-2018-15776)

• 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)

• Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2018-15774)

• Improper Error Handling Vulnerability (CVE-2018-15776)

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:

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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