DSA-2019-152 Dell EMC Networking Security Update for Intel-SA-00233

CVE Identifier: CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2019-11091

DSA Identifier: DSA-2019-152

Severity: Medium

Severity Rating: CVSS v3 Base Score: See NVD (http://nvd.nist.gov/ ) for individual scores for each CVE

Affected products: 

Summary:
 

Details: 

Updates are available to address the following security vulnerabilities:

Intel-SA-00233 : Intel Microarchitectural Data Sampling Vulnerabilities

•     CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2019-11091
  
  For more information about any of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) mentioned here, consult the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) at http://nvd.nist.gov/home.cfm.   To search for a particular CVE, use the database’s search utility at http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search 
   

  
  Resolution: 

  
  The following is a list of impacted products and expected release dates. Dell recommends all customers update at the earliest opportunity.
  
  There are two essential components that need to be applied to mitigate the above-mentioned vulnerabilities:
  
  1. Apply the firmware update listed in the Dell EMC Networking Products Affected section below.
  2. Apply the applicable operating system patch. This is required to mitigate the Intel-SA-00233 related vulnerabilities.
  
  We encourage customers to review Intel’s Security Advisory for information, including appropriate identification and mitigation measures.
  
  Please visit the Drivers and Downloads site for updates on the applicable products. To learn more, visit the Dell Knowledge Base article Dell Update Package, and download the update for your Dell computer.
  
  Customers may use one of the Dell notification solutions to be notified and download driver, BIOS and firmware updates automatically once available.
   

  
  Additional References:

  
  -    Software Security Guidance for developers: https://software.intel.com/security-software-guidance/software-guidance/microarchitectural-data-sampling 
  -    Intel Security First – MDS Page: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/mds.html 
  -    Intel Security Center: https://security-center.intel.com 
  -    AMD response to CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2019-11091 (Fallout and Rogue In-Flight Data Load (RIDL)): https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security  
  -    VMware: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0008.html  
  -    Microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4457951/windows-guidance-to-protect-against-speculative-execution-side-channel  
  -    Red Hat: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/understanding-mds-vulnerability-what-it-why-it-works-and-how-mitigate-it 
  -    SuSe: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12126/ 
  -    Ubuntu: https://blog.ubuntu.com/2019/05/14/ubuntu-updates-to-mitigate-new-microarchitectural-data-sampling-mds-vulnerabilities 
  
   

   

  NOTE: Prior to installing the update, please review the installation procedure in the release notes.

   

   

  NOTE: The dates listed are estimated availability dates and are subject to change without notice.

   

   

  NOTE: The platform list for Dell EMC Networking products will be updated periodically. Please check back frequently for the most up-to-date information.

   

   

  NOTE: Update versions in the table below are the first releases with the updates to address the security vulnerabilities. Releases at and above these versions will include the security updates.

   

   

  NOTE: Dates below are in US format of MM/DD/YYYY.

   

   

  Dell EMC Networking Products Affected:

   

  Product	Update Version (or greater)	Release Date/ Expected Release Date  (MM/YYYY)
  PowerSwitch Z9264F-ON	Not yet available	TBD
  PowerSwitch S5212F-ON	Available	10/01/2019
  PowerSwitch S5224F-ON	Available	10/01/2019
  PowerSwitch S5232F-ON	Available	10/01/2019
  PowerSwitch S5248F-ON	Available	10/01/2019
  PowerSwitch S5296F-ON	Available	10/01/2019
  VEP4600	Available	09/05/2019
  VEP1400	Available	09/05/2019

   

  
  Severity Rating:  

  
  For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to Dell’s Vulnerability Disclosure Policy . Dell EMC recommends all customers take into account both the base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.

  
  Legal Information:

  
  Dell recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The information set forth herein is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Dell disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event, shall Dell or its suppliers, be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Dell or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

Not Applicable

Not Applicable