DSA-2025-073: Security Update for Dell NetWorker vProxy Linux Kernel component vulnerabilities.

Summary: Dell NetWorker vProxy remediation is available for linux kernel vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

High

Details

Third-party Component

CVEs

More Information

Linux kernel

CVE-2024-36971

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Affected Products & Remediation

CVEs Addressed

Product

Software/Firmware

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

Link

CVE-2024-36971

NetWorker vProxy

vProxy OVA

Version 19.11 through 19.11.0.3 

Version 19.12, 19.11.0.4 or later

https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers

CVE-2024-36971

NetWorker vProxy

vProxy OVA

Versions 19.10 through 19.10.0.7

Version 19.12, 19.11.0.4 or later

https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers

CVE-2024-36971

NetWorker vProxy

vProxy OVA

Versions prior to 19.10

Version 19.12, 19.11.0.4 or later

https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers

CVEs Addressed

Product

Software/Firmware

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

Link

CVE-2024-36971

NetWorker vProxy

vProxy OVA

Version 19.11 through 19.11.0.3 

Version 19.12, 19.11.0.4 or later

https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers

CVE-2024-36971

NetWorker vProxy

vProxy OVA

Versions 19.10 through 19.10.0.7

Version 19.12, 19.11.0.4 or later

https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers

CVE-2024-36971

NetWorker vProxy

vProxy OVA

Versions prior to 19.10

Version 19.12, 19.11.0.4 or later

https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers

The Affected Products and Remediation table above may not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions and may be updated as more information becomes available.

  1. Platforms: Windows & Linux (All variants and flavors are impacted)
  2. Versions prior to 19.10 mean versions 19.10.x, 19.9.x, 19.8.x, 19.7.x, 19.6.x, 19.5.x family of releases that are still under standard support. For more information on Dell End-of-Life Documents for converged infrastructure, midrange and enterprise storage, and storage networking products kindly refer to: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185734/all-dell-emc-end-of-life-documents?lang=en
  3. Unless specified as impacted, the term “later releases” encompasses all NetWorker releases, under standard support, that are of a higher minor or major version than the specified release.
  4. Dell recommends that you always upgrade to the latest release/version for your product.
  5. Direct link to download Version 19.12: NetWorker 19.12 vProxy OVA
  6. Direct link to download Version 19.11.0.4: NetWorker 19.11.0.4 vProxy OVA
  7. The security advisory has been updated in light of the release of Version 19.11.0.4, customers have the option to upgrade to any of the versions/releases specified in the "Affected Products and Remediation" section

Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.0

2025-02-05

Initial Release

2.0

2025-03-11

The security advisory has been updated in light of the release of Version 19.11.0.4

Related Information

Affected Products

NetWorker Family, NetWorker
Article Properties
Article Number: 000281334
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 09 Sept 2025
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