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DSA-2023-358: Security Update for Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition SSH Cryptography Vulnerabilities

Summary: Dell Networker Virtual Edition remediation is available for SSH cryptography vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

Medium

Details

Proprietary Code CVE Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2023-28053
 		 Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition versions 19.8 and below contain the use of deprecated cryptographic algorithms in the SSH component. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to some information disclosure. 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
Proprietary Code CVE Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2023-28053
 		 Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition versions 19.8 and below contain the use of deprecated cryptographic algorithms in the SSH component. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to some information disclosure. 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
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

CVEs Addressed Product Software/Firmware
 		 Affected Versions Remediated Versions Link
CVE-2023-28053 NetWorker Virtual Edition Cryptographic algorithm Versions 19.9 through 19.9.0.2 Version 19.9.0.3 or later  https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers
CVE-2023-28053
 		 NetWorker Virtual Edition Cryptographic algorithm Versions 19.8 through 19.8.0.3 Versions
19.8.0.4
or later
 		 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers
CVE-2023-28053 NetWorker Virtual Edition Cryptographic algorithm Versions 19.7 through 19.7.0.5 Version 19.9.0.3 or later  https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers
CVE-2023-28053 NetWorker Virtual Edition Cryptographic algorithm Version 19.7.1 Version 19.9.0.3 or later  https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers
CVE-2023-28053 NetWorker Virtual Edition Cryptographic algorithm Versions Prior to 19.7 Version 19.9.0.3 or later  https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers
CVEs Addressed Product Software/Firmware
 		 Affected Versions Remediated Versions Link
CVE-2023-28053 NetWorker Virtual Edition Cryptographic algorithm Versions 19.9 through 19.9.0.2 Version 19.9.0.3 or later  https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers
CVE-2023-28053
 		 NetWorker Virtual Edition Cryptographic algorithm Versions 19.8 through 19.8.0.3 Versions
19.8.0.4
or later
 		 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers
CVE-2023-28053 NetWorker Virtual Edition Cryptographic algorithm Versions 19.7 through 19.7.0.5 Version 19.9.0.3 or later  https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers
CVE-2023-28053 NetWorker Virtual Edition Cryptographic algorithm Version 19.7.1 Version 19.9.0.3 or later  https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers
CVE-2023-28053 NetWorker Virtual Edition Cryptographic algorithm Versions Prior to 19.7 Version 19.9.0.3 or later  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.
  1. Platforms: Linux
  2. Please refer to the installation version NetWorker 19.9.0.3 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) 19.9.0.3 for Linux SLES12 SP5 (64-bit) is NetWorker server that runs as a virtual machine in a VMware environment.
  3. Please refer to the installation version NetWorker 19.9.0.3 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) 19.9.0.3 virtual appliance update file for NVE deployed on VMware, AWS and Azure environments.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. Unless specified as impacted, the term “or Later” encompasses all NetWorker releases, under standard support, that are of a higher minor or major version than the specified release.
  8. Dell recommends that you always upgrade to the latest release/version for your product

Revision History

Revision DateDescription
1.02023-12-18Initial Release

Related Information

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

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Affected Products

NetWorker Family, NetWorker, NetWorker Series, NetWorker Module, Product Security Information
Article Properties
Article Number: 000220547
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2023
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