DSA-2023-215: Security Update for Dell Precision Rack BIOS for an Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Summary: Dell Precision Rack BIOS remediation is available for an improper privilege management vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

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Impact

High

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2024-0172 Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an improper privilege management security vulnerability. An unauthenticated local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation. 7.9
 
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Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2024-0172 Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an improper privilege management security vulnerability. An unauthenticated local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation. 7.9
 
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:LThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
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Affected Products & Remediation

Product

Software/Firmware

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

BIOS Release Date

Link

Precision 7920 Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.21.2

Versions 2.21.2 or later

03/11/2024

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates.

7920 XL Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.21.2 

Versions 2.21.2 or later

03/11/2024

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates.

Product

Software/Firmware

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

BIOS Release Date

Link

Precision 7920 Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.21.2

Versions 2.21.2 or later

03/11/2024

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates.

7920 XL Rack

BIOS

Versions prior to 2.21.2 

Versions 2.21.2 or later

03/11/2024

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates.

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02024-04-02Initial Release

Related Information

Affected Products

7920 XL Rack, Precision 7920 Rack
Article Properties
Article Number: 000215361
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2024
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