DSA-2024-004: Security Update for Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS for an Improper SMM Communication Buffer Verification Vulnerability
Summary: Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS remediation is available for an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system. ...
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Impact
Medium
Details
| Proprietary Code CVEs | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-0162 | Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to out-of-bound read/writes to SMRAM. | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Proprietary Code CVEs | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-0162 | Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to out-of-bound read/writes to SMRAM. | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected Products & Remediation
Due to updates to address a functional issue, the previous BIOS version 1.7.6 for 16G E5 platforms was replaced by 1.8.0. Dell recommends all customers update to BIOS version 1.8.0.
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.
Workarounds & Mitigations
None
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2024-03-12 | Initial release |
| 2.0 | 2024-03-13 | Updated the CVE description to add "Dell Precision Rack BIOS" |
| 3.0 | 2024-03-26 | Updated release versions for 16G platforms due to BIOS re-spin. Updated the wordings "Due to updates to address a functional issue, the previous BIOS version 1.7.6 for 16G E5 platforms was replaced by 1.8.0. Dell recommends all customers update to BIOS version 1.8.0." under the Additional Information section. |
| 4.0 | 2024-06-13 | Updated for enhanced presentation with no changes to content. |
| 5.0 | 2025-06-24 | Added Intel 16G E3 platforms under the “Affected Products and Remediation” section. |
| 6.0 | 2025-07-02 | Updated for enhanced presentation with no changes to content. |
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Affected Products
Dell EMC XC Core XC450, Dell EMC XC Core XC650, Dell EMC XC Core XC6520, Dell EMC XC Core XC750, Dell EMC XC Core XC750xa, Dell XC Core XC660, Dell XC Core XC760, Dell XC Core XC7625, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge C6615, PowerEdge C6620
, PowerEdge HS5610, PowerEdge HS5620, PowerEdge MX750c, PowerEdge MX760c, PowerEdge R250, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R350, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge XE8545, PowerEdge XE8640, PowerEdge XE9640, PowerEdge XE9680, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR4510c, PowerEdge XR4520c, PowerEdge XR5610, PowerEdge XR7620, PowerEdge XR8610t, PowerEdge XR8620t, Dell EMC XC Core XC7525
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Article Number: 000222812
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 02 Jul 2025
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