DSA-2024-006: 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
High
Details
| Proprietary Code CVEs | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-0161 | 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 arbitrary writes to SMRAM. | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| Proprietary Code CVEs | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-0161 | 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 arbitrary writes to SMRAM. | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected Products & Remediation
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 |
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| 3.0 | 2024-03-18 |
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| 4.0 | 2024-03-21 |
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| 5.0 | 2024-04-09 |
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| 6.0 | 2024-06-13 | Updated for enhanced presentation with no changes to content |
| 7.0 | 2025-06-30 | Added Intel 16G E3 platforms under the “Affected Products and Remediation” section. |
Acknowledgements
Dell would like to thank codebreaker1337 as well as schur of BUPT, Dubhe Lab for reporting this issue.
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Affected Products
DSS 8440, Dell EMC XC Core XCXR2, Dell EMC XC Core XC450, Dell EMC XC Core XC650, Dell EMC XC Core XC6520, Dell EMC XC Core XC740xd2, Dell EMC XC Core XC750, Dell EMC XC Core XC750xa, Dell XC430 Hyper-converged Appliance
, Dell XC630 Hyper-converged Appliance, Dell XC6320 Hyper-converged Appliance, Dell EMC XC Core XC640 System, Dell EMC XC Core 6420 System, Dell XC730 Hyper-converged Appliance, Dell XC730XD Hyper-converged Appliance, Dell EMC XC Core XC740xd System, Dell EMC XC Core XC940 System, PowerEdge XR2, PowerEdge C4130, Poweredge C4140, PowerEdge c6320, PowerEdge C6420, PowerEdge C6520, Poweredge FC430, Poweredge FC630, PowerEdge FC640, Poweredge FC830, PowerEdge M630, PowerEdge M630 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge M640, PowerEdge M640 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge M830, PowerEdge M830 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge MX740C, PowerEdge MX750c, PowerEdge MX840C, PowerEdge R230, PowerEdge R250, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R330, PowerEdge R350, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R430, PowerEdge R440, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R530, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R630, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R730, PowerEdge R730xd, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R830, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R930, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge T130, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T330, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T430, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T630, PowerEdge T640, PowerEdge XE2420, PowerEdge XE7420, PowerEdge XE7440, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR4510c, PowerEdge XR4520c, Dell Storage NX3230, Dell EMC Storage NX3240, Dell Storage NX3330, Dell EMC Storage NX3340, Dell Storage NX430
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Article Number: 000222979
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 30 Jun 2025
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