DSA-2021-059: Dell System Update (DSU) Security Update for Denial of Service Vulnerability.
Summary: Dell System Update (DSU) is updated to address a vulnerability that may be exploited to compromise the affected system.
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Impact
Low
Details
| Proprietary Code CVE(s) | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
| CVE-2021-21529 | Dell System Update (DSU) 1.9 and earlier versions contain a denial of service vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to run out of memory by running multiple instances of the vulnerable application. | 3.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Proprietary Code CVE(s) | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
| CVE-2021-21529 | Dell System Update (DSU) 1.9 and earlier versions contain a denial of service vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to run out of memory by running multiple instances of the vulnerable application. | 3.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected Products & Remediation
| Product | Affected Version(s) | Updated Version(s) | Link to Update |
| Dell System Update (DSU) | Versions prior to 1.9 |
1.9.1
|
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-in/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=55r7t&oscode=wst14& |
| Product | Affected Version(s) | Updated Version(s) | Link to Update |
| Dell System Update (DSU) | Versions prior to 1.9 |
1.9.1
|
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-in/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=55r7t&oscode=wst14& |
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
| 1.0 | 2020-03-25 | Initial Release |
Acknowledgements
CVE-2021-21529: Dell EMC would like to thank Umeå universitet for reporting this vulnerability.
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Affected Products
Dell System Update, Dell System Update v1.3, Dell System update v1.3.1, Dell System Update v1.1, Dell System Update v1.2, Product Security Information, Dell System update v1.4.0Article Properties
Article Number: 000184608
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2021
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