DSA-2021-212: PowerPath Management Appliance Security Update for an OpenSSL Vulnerability

Summary: PowerPath Management Appliance contains remediation for OpenSSL vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

High

Details

Third-party Component
 		 CVE More information
Third-party Component CVE-2021-3712 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3712
Third-party Component
 		 CVE More information
Third-party Component CVE-2021-3712 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3712
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Affected Products & Remediation

CVE Addressed Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
CVE-2021-3712 PowerPath Management Appliance 2.6
3.0
3.0 P01
3.1
3.2		 NA
See workaround section below.		 NA
CVE Addressed Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
CVE-2021-3712 PowerPath Management Appliance 2.6
3.0
3.0 P01
3.1
3.2		 NA
See workaround section below.		 NA

Workarounds & Mitigations

See Security KB article 192346: Security vulnerability detected against OpenSSL in PowerPath Management Appliance (PPMA) v2.6 , v3.0.x, v3.1 and v3.2.

Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.0

2021-10-12

Initial Release

Related Information

Dell Security Advisories and Notices
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Affected Products

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Article Properties
Article Number: 000192323
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2025
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