DSA-2024-309: Security Update for Dell PowerEdge Server for Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Summary: Dell PowerEdge Server remediation is available for Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.
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Impact
Medium
Details
| Proprietary Code CVEs | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-38303 | Dell PowerEdge Platform, 14G Intel BIOS version(s) prior to 2.22.x, contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure. | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Proprietary Code CVEs | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-38303 | Dell PowerEdge Platform, 14G Intel BIOS version(s) prior to 2.22.x, contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure. | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
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.
- Due to updates to address a functional issue, the previous BIOS versions for 14G PowerEdge platforms were replaced by the updated versions. Dell recommends all customers update to the available BIOS versions.
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2024-08-28 | Initial Release |
| 2.0 | 2024-09-10 |
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| 3.0 | 2024-10-11 |
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| 4.0 | 2024-11-01 | Formatting change with no content update. |
| 5.0 | 2024-11-12 | Formatting change with no content update. |
Acknowledgements
Dell would like to thank codebreaker1337 for reporting this issue.
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Affected Products
DSS 8440, Dell EMC XC Core XCXR2, Dell EMC XC Core XC740xd2, Dell EMC XC Core XC640 System, Dell EMC XC Core 6420 System, Dell EMC XC Core XC740xd System, Dell EMC XC Core XC940 System, PowerEdge XR2, Poweredge C4140, PowerEdge C6420, PowerEdge FC640
, PowerEdge M640, PowerEdge M640 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge MX740C, PowerEdge MX840C, PowerEdge R440, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T640, PowerEdge XE2420, PowerEdge XE7420, PowerEdge XE7440, Dell EMC Storage NX3240, Dell EMC Storage NX3340
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Article Properties
Article Number: 000228135
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 18 Nov 2024
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