DSA-2023-056: Security Update for Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition Vulnerabilities
Summary: Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition is available for multiple vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
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Impact
Critical
Details
| Third-party Component | CVEs | More Information |
|---|---|---|
python-ecdsa |
CVE-2019-14859, CVE-2019-14853 | See NVD link below for individual scores for each CVE. http://nvd.nist.gov/  |
| Cloud-init | CVE-2019-0816, CVE-2020-8631, CVE-2020-8632 | See NVD link below for individual scores for each CVE. http://nvd.nist.gov/ |
| perl-Switch | CVE-2016-1704 | See NVD link below for individual scores for each CVE. http://nvd.nist.gov/ |
Affected Products & Remediation
| Product | Software/Firmware | Affected Versions | Remediated Versions | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition | NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) | Versions 19.9, 19.9.0.1 | Version 19.9.0.2 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition | NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) | Versions 19.8 through 19.8.0.3 | Version 19.8.0.4 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition | NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) | Versions 19.7 through 19.7.0.5 | Version 19.9.0.2 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition | NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) | Version 19.7.1 | Version 19.9.0.2 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition | NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) | Versions prior to 19.7 | Version 19.9.0.2 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Product | Software/Firmware | Affected Versions | Remediated Versions | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition | NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) | Versions 19.9, 19.9.0.1 | Version 19.9.0.2 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition | NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) | Versions 19.8 through 19.8.0.3 | Version 19.8.0.4 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition | NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) | Versions 19.7 through 19.7.0.5 | Version 19.9.0.2 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition | NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) | Version 19.7.1 | Version 19.9.0.2 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition | NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) | Versions prior to 19.7 | Version 19.9.0.2 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
The Affected Products and Remediation table above may not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions and may be updated as more information becomes available.
- Platforms: Linux
- Please refer to the installation version NetWorker 19.9.0.2 Virtual Edition OVA under the Download list on https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers with the Description as NetWorker® Virtual Edition (NVE) 19.9.0.2 for Linux SLES12 SP5 (64-bit) is NetWorker server that runs as a virtual machine in a VMware environment.
- Please refer to the installation version NetWorker 19.9.0.2 Virtual Edition Upgrade under the Download list on https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers with the Description as NetWorker® Virtual Edition (NVE) 19.9.0.2 virtual appliance update file for NVE deployed on VMware, AWS and Azure environments.
- Please refer to the installation version NetWorker 19.8.0.4 Virtual Edition OVA under the Download list on https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers with the Description as NetWorker® Virtual Edition (NVE) 19.8.0.4 for Linux SLES12 SP5 (64-bit) is NetWorker server that runs as a virtual machine in a VMware environment.
- Please refer to the installation version NetWorker 19.8.0.4 Virtual Edition Upgrade under the Download list on https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers with the Description as NetWorker® Virtual Edition (NVE) 19.8.0.4 virtual appliance update file for NVE deployed on VMware, AWS and Azure environments.
- Versions prior to 19.7 means versions 19.6.x, 19.5.x, 19.4.x family of releases that are still under standard support. For more information on Dell End-of-Life Documents for converged infrastructure, midrange and enterprise storage, and storage networking products kindly refer to: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185734/all-dell-emc-end-of-life-documents?lang=en
- Unless specified as impacted, the term “later releases” encompasses all NetWorker releases, under standard support, that are of a higher minor or major version than the specified release.
- Dell recommends that you always upgrade to the latest release/version for your product
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
| 1.0 | 2023-11-06 | Initial Release |
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NetWorker Family, NetWorker, NetWorker Series, NetWorker Module, Product Security InformationArticle Properties
Article Number: 000219248
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2025
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