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.
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
| Revision | Date | Description |
| 1.0 | 2022-11-15 | Initial Release |
Acknowledgements
Dell Technologies thanks Cederic Laumen (@ling_sec) for reporting CVE-2022-34399.
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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 3405Products
Vostro 3425, Vostro 3525Article Properties
Article Number: 000205329
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2025
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