DSA-2019-089: Dell EMC Server Platform Security Advisory for Intel-SA-00233
Summary: Dell EMC Servers require a security update to address vulnerabilities in Intel Microarchitectural Data Sampling. For specific information on affected platforms and next steps to apply the updates, please refer to this guide. ...
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Impact
Medium
Details
Updates will be available to address the following security vulnerabilities.
Intel-SA-00233: Intel Microarchitectural Data Sampling Vulnerabilities
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.
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.
Updates will be available to address the following security vulnerabilities.
Intel-SA-00233: Intel Microarchitectural Data Sampling Vulnerabilities
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.
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.
Affected Products & Remediation
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:
Please visit the Drivers and Downloads site for updates on the applicable products. Note, the following list of impacted products with released BIOS updates are linked. To learn more, visit the Dell Knowledge Base article Dell Updating Firmware using Dell Update Packages (DUP’s), 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:
Notes:
Note: 14G platforms with Cascade Lake processors are not affected by this MDS vulnerability (Intel-SA-00233) as they incorporate in-hardware side-channel mitigations.
Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Storage is not affected by this MDS vulnerability (Intel-SA-00233).
There are two essential components that need to be applied to mitigate the above-mentioned vulnerabilities:
- Apply the BIOS update listed in the Dell EMC Server Affected section below.
- Apply the applicable operating system patch. This is required to mitigate the Intel-SA-00233 related vulnerabilities.
Please visit the Drivers and Downloads site for updates on the applicable products. Note, the following list of impacted products with released BIOS updates are linked. To learn more, visit the Dell Knowledge Base article Dell Updating Firmware using Dell Update Packages (DUP’s), 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
Notes:
The dates listed are estimated availability dates and are subject to change without notice.
The platform list for Dell EMC Server products will be updated periodically. Please check back frequently for the most up-to-date information.
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.
Release dates below are in US format of MM/DD/YYYY.
Expected release dates are in the MM/YYYY format.
Note: 14G platforms with Cascade Lake processors are not affected by this MDS vulnerability (Intel-SA-00233) as they incorporate in-hardware side-channel mitigations.
Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Storage is not affected by this MDS vulnerability (Intel-SA-00233).
|
Product |
BIOS Update Version |
Release Date/ Expected Release Date |
|
2.2.10 |
05/30/2019 |
|
|
2.2.10 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.10 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
1.2.0 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.10 |
05/31/2019 |
|
1.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.7.1 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
R930 |
2.7.2 |
10/2019 |
|
2.10.5 |
09/18/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
XC730, XC703XD, XC630 |
2.10.5 |
09/2019 |
|
2.10.5 |
09/06/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/06/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/07/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/06/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
1.10.5 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.2.0 |
09/10/2019 |
|
| 1.1.0 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.10.3 |
06/27/2019 |
|
|
DSS7500 |
2.10.3 |
09/2019 |
|
1.9.0 |
10/1/2019 |
|
|
2.6.0 |
09/24/2019 |
|
|
2.7.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.7.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
R320, NX400 |
2.7.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
2.7.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.7.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
1.11.0 |
09/25/2019 |
|
|
2.8.0 |
10/1/2019 |
|
|
R620, NX3300 |
2.8.0 |
09/09/2019 |
|
2.8.0 |
09/09/2019 |
|
|
2.8.0 |
09/09/2019 |
|
|
2.8.0 |
09/09/2019 |
|
|
2.8.0 |
09/09/2019 |
|
|
2.8.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
A20 |
09/06/2019 |
|
|
1.5.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.5.7 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.10.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.10.0 |
09/19/2019 |
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:
Please visit the Drivers and Downloads site for updates on the applicable products. Note, the following list of impacted products with released BIOS updates are linked. To learn more, visit the Dell Knowledge Base article Dell Updating Firmware using Dell Update Packages (DUP’s), 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: Notes:
Note: 14G platforms with Cascade Lake processors are not affected by this MDS vulnerability (Intel-SA-00233) as they incorporate in-hardware side-channel mitigations.
Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Storage is not affected by this MDS vulnerability (Intel-SA-00233).
There are two essential components that need to be applied to mitigate the above-mentioned vulnerabilities:
- Apply the BIOS update listed in the Dell EMC Server Affected section below.
- Apply the applicable operating system patch. This is required to mitigate the Intel-SA-00233 related vulnerabilities.
Please visit the Drivers and Downloads site for updates on the applicable products. Note, the following list of impacted products with released BIOS updates are linked. To learn more, visit the Dell Knowledge Base article Dell Updating Firmware using Dell Update Packages (DUP’s), 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
Notes:
- The dates listed are estimated availability dates and are subject to change without notice.
- The platform list for Dell EMC Server products will be updated periodically. Please check back frequently for the most up-to-date information.
- 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.
- Release dates below are in US format of MM/DD/YYYY.
- Expected release dates are in the MM/YYYY format.
Note: 14G platforms with Cascade Lake processors are not affected by this MDS vulnerability (Intel-SA-00233) as they incorporate in-hardware side-channel mitigations.
Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Storage is not affected by this MDS vulnerability (Intel-SA-00233).
|
Product |
BIOS Update Version |
Release Date/ Expected Release Date |
|
2.2.10 |
05/30/2019 |
|
|
2.2.10 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.10 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.9 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
1.2.0 |
05/31/2019 |
|
|
2.2.10 |
05/31/2019 |
|
1.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.7.1 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
R930 |
2.7.2 |
10/2019 |
|
2.10.5 |
09/18/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
XC730, XC703XD, XC630 |
2.10.5 |
09/2019 |
|
2.10.5 |
09/06/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/06/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/07/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/06/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
1.10.5 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.10.5 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.2.0 |
09/10/2019 |
|
| 1.1.0 |
09/10/2019 |
|
|
2.10.3 |
06/27/2019 |
|
|
DSS7500 |
2.10.3 |
09/2019 |
|
1.9.0 |
10/1/2019 |
|
|
2.6.0 |
09/24/2019 |
|
|
2.7.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.7.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
R320, NX400 |
2.7.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
2.7.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.7.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
1.11.0 |
09/25/2019 |
|
|
2.8.0 |
10/1/2019 |
|
|
R620, NX3300 |
2.8.0 |
09/09/2019 |
|
2.8.0 |
09/09/2019 |
|
|
2.8.0 |
09/09/2019 |
|
|
2.8.0 |
09/09/2019 |
|
|
2.8.0 |
09/09/2019 |
|
|
2.8.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
A20 |
09/06/2019 |
|
|
1.5.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.5.7 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.10.0 |
09/19/2019 |
|
|
2.10.0 |
09/19/2019 |
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Last Modified: 18 Sep 2025
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