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DSA-2022-317: Dell Client Security Update for Dell Client BIOS

Summary: Dell Client Consumer platform remediation is available for this vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

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Impact

Medium

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2022-34399 Dell BIOS contains a buffer access vulnerability. A malicious user with administrator privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending input larger than expected in order to read certain sections.
5.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N











See the table below for Dell Client BIOS releases containing resolutions to these vulnerabilities. Dell Technologies recommends all customers update at the earliest opportunity.

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates on the applicable products. To learn more, see Dell KB article 124211: Dell BIOS Updates, 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.
Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2022-34399 Dell BIOS contains a buffer access vulnerability. A malicious user with administrator privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending input larger than expected in order to read certain sections.
5.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N











See the table below for Dell Client BIOS releases containing resolutions to these vulnerabilities. Dell Technologies recommends all customers update at the earliest opportunity.

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates on the applicable products. To learn more, see Dell KB article 124211: Dell BIOS Updates, 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.
Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products & Remediation

Product BIOS Update Version BIOS Release Date (MM-DD-YYYY)
Alienware m15 A6 1.4.3 09-29-2022
Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 1.8.0 10-26-2022
Alienware m17 Ryzen Edition R5 1.4.3 09-29-2022
Dell G15 5515 1.8.0 10-26-2022
Dell G15 5525 1.4.3 09-29-2022
Inspiron 3505 1.9.0 10-11-2022
Inspiron 3515 1.9.0 10-11-2022
Inspiron 3525 1.5.0 10-13-2022
Inspiron 3585 1.10.0 10-26-2022
Inspiron 3595 1.5.0 10-26-2022
Inspiron 3785 1.10.0 10-26-2022
Vostro 3405 1.9.0 10-11-2022
Vostro 3425 1.5.0 10-13-2022
Vostro 3515 1.9.0 10-11-2022
Vostro 3525 1.5.0 10-13-2022
Product BIOS Update Version BIOS Release Date (MM-DD-YYYY)
Alienware m15 A6 1.4.3 09-29-2022
Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 1.8.0 10-26-2022
Alienware m17 Ryzen Edition R5 1.4.3 09-29-2022
Dell G15 5515 1.8.0 10-26-2022
Dell G15 5525 1.4.3 09-29-2022
Inspiron 3505 1.9.0 10-11-2022
Inspiron 3515 1.9.0 10-11-2022
Inspiron 3525 1.5.0 10-13-2022
Inspiron 3585 1.10.0 10-26-2022
Inspiron 3595 1.5.0 10-26-2022
Inspiron 3785 1.10.0 10-26-2022
Vostro 3405 1.9.0 10-11-2022
Vostro 3425 1.5.0 10-13-2022
Vostro 3515 1.9.0 10-11-2022
Vostro 3525 1.5.0 10-13-2022

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02022-11-15Initial Release

Acknowledgements

Dell Technologies thanks Cederic Laumen (@ling_sec) for reporting CVE-2022-34399.
 

Related Information

Dell Security Advisories and Notices
Dell Vulnerability Response Policy
CVSS Scoring Guide

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Affected Products

Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5, Dell G15 5515 Ryzen Edition, Dell G15 5525, Inspiron 3505, Inspiron 3585, Inspiron 3595, Inspiron 3785, Product Security Information, Vostro 3405

Products

Vostro 3425, Vostro 3525
Article Properties
Article Number: 000205329
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2022
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