DSA-2021-255: Dell PowerEdge Security Update for an AMD Vulnerability

Summary: Dell PowerEdge remediation is available for an AMD Vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

Medium

Details

Third-party Component CVE More information
1st Gen AMD EPYC™ AGESA™ CVE-2020-12966 AMD-SB-1013
2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ AGESA™
3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ AGESA™
Third-party Component CVE More information
1st Gen AMD EPYC™ AGESA™ CVE-2020-12966 AMD-SB-1013
2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ AGESA™
3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ AGESA™
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Affected Products & Remediation

Product Affected Versions Updated Version(s) Link to Update
C6525 Versions before 2.5.6 2.5.6 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/poweredge-c6525/drivers
R6515
 
Versions before 2.5.5 2.5.5 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/poweredge-r6515/drivers
R7515 Versions before 2.5.5 2.5.5 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/poweredge-r7515/drivers
R6525 Versions before 2.5.5 2.5.5 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/poweredge-r6525/drivers
R7525 Versions before 2.5.5 2.5.5 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/poweredge-r7525/drivers
R7425 All versions N/A See Workarounds and Mitigations section.
R7415
R6415
Product Affected Versions Updated Version(s) Link to Update
C6525 Versions before 2.5.6 2.5.6 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/poweredge-c6525/drivers
R6515
 
Versions before 2.5.5 2.5.5 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/poweredge-r6515/drivers
R7515 Versions before 2.5.5 2.5.5 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/poweredge-r7515/drivers
R6525 Versions before 2.5.5 2.5.5 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/poweredge-r6525/drivers
R7525 Versions before 2.5.5 2.5.5 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/poweredge-r7525/drivers
R7425 All versions N/A See Workarounds and Mitigations section.
R7415
R6415

Workarounds & Mitigations

See AMD-SB-1013 for recommended mitigations for 1st and 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors.

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02021-12-07Initial release

Related Information

Affected Products

PowerEdge, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, Product Security Information
Article Properties
Article Number: 000194002
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 07 Dec 2021
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