DSA-2021-247: Dell Command | Monitor Linux Security Update for Open Management Infrastructure Vulnerabilities

Summary: Dell Command | Monitor Linux contains remediation for multiple vulnerabilities in Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system. ...

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Impact

Critical

Details

Third-party Component CVEs More information
Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) CVE-2021-38645 See NVD (http://nvd.nist.gov/) for individual scores for each CVE
CVE-2021-38647
CVE-2021-38648
CVE-2021-38649
Third-party Component CVEs More information
Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) CVE-2021-38645 See NVD (http://nvd.nist.gov/) for individual scores for each CVE
CVE-2021-38647
CVE-2021-38648
CVE-2021-38649
Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products & Remediation

Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
Dell Command | Monitor
 
Versions before 10.6.0 for Linux Operating Systems carrying OMI version 1.6.8 and earlier
 
10.6.1 which carries OMI version 1.6.8-1 Upgrade the Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) version to 1.6.8-1(or later) to address the security vulnerabilities using below command:
Ubuntu (16.04, 18.04, 20.04)
sudo apt-get upgrade omi
Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7.x and 8.x)
sudo yum upgrade omi
Note: Microsoft repository is needed for this command to download the latest OMI package. Instructions on setting up the Microsoft Repository can be found at the link below:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/Linux-Package-Repository-for-Microsoft-Software
RHEL-7: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=6R1F7
RHEL-8: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=60X7V
Ubuntu-16.04: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=8FY32
Ubuntu-18.04: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=VHPMW
Ubuntu-20.04: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=NCHX6
 
Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
Dell Command | Monitor
 
Versions before 10.6.0 for Linux Operating Systems carrying OMI version 1.6.8 and earlier
 
10.6.1 which carries OMI version 1.6.8-1 Upgrade the Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) version to 1.6.8-1(or later) to address the security vulnerabilities using below command:
Ubuntu (16.04, 18.04, 20.04)
sudo apt-get upgrade omi
Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7.x and 8.x)
sudo yum upgrade omi
Note: Microsoft repository is needed for this command to download the latest OMI package. Instructions on setting up the Microsoft Repository can be found at the link below:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/Linux-Package-Repository-for-Microsoft-Software
RHEL-7: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=6R1F7
RHEL-8: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=60X7V
Ubuntu-16.04: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=8FY32
Ubuntu-18.04: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=VHPMW
Ubuntu-20.04: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=NCHX6
 

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02021-11-18Initial Release

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Article Properties
Article Number: 000193476
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 18 Sept 2025
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