DSA-2025-140: Security Update for Dell Precision Rack BIOS for a Tianocore EDK2 Vulnerability

Summary: Dell Precision Rack BIOS remediation is available for a Tianocore EDK2 vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

Medium

Details

Third-Party Component

CVEs

More information

Tianocore EDK2

CVE-2024-38796

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Affected Products & Remediation

Product

Software/Firmware

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

Release Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Link

Precision 7920 Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.23.0

Version 2.23.0 or later

02/18/2025

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates

Precision 7920 XL Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.23.0

Version 2.23.0 or later

02/18/2025

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates

Precision 7960 Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.5.4

Version 2.5.4 or later

03/28/2025

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates

Precision 7960 XL Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.5.4

Version 2.5.4 or later

03/28/2025

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates

 

Product

Software/Firmware

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

Release Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Link

Precision 7920 Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.23.0

Version 2.23.0 or later

02/18/2025

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates

Precision 7920 XL Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.23.0

Version 2.23.0 or later

02/18/2025

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates

Precision 7960 Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.5.4

Version 2.5.4 or later

03/28/2025

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates

Precision 7960 XL Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.5.4

Version 2.5.4 or later

03/28/2025

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates

 

Workarounds & Mitigations

None

Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.0

2025-03-25

Initial Release

2.0

2025-04-09

Updated Affected Products and Remediation section: Final Platform list updated.  Added Precision 7960 Rack

 

Related Information

Affected Products

7920 XL Rack, Precision 7960 XL Rack, Precision 7920 Rack, Precision 7960 Rack
Article Properties
Article Number: 000297542
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 09 Apr 2025
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