DSA-2023-072: Security Update for Dell NetWorker vProxy Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Dell NetWorker vProxy remediation is available for Linux kernel that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
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Impact
Medium
Details
| Third-party Component | CVEs | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Linux kernel | CVE-2023-3159, CVE-2023-2002 | 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 vProxy | vProxy Appliance | 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 vProxy | vProxy Appliance | Versions 19.8 through 19.8.0.2 | Version 19.8.0.3 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker vProxy | vProxy Appliance | 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 vProxy | vProxy Appliance | Version 19.7.1 | Version 19.9.0.2 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker vProxy | vProxy Appliance | 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 vProxy | vProxy Appliance | 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 vProxy | vProxy Appliance | Versions 19.8 through 19.8.0.2 | Version 19.8.0.3 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker vProxy | vProxy Appliance | 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 vProxy | vProxy Appliance | Version 19.7.1 | Version 19.9.0.2 | https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Dell NetWorker vProxy | vProxy Appliance | 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: vProxy is built upon SUSE based Linux operating system. So it supports only Linux platform.
- Please refer to the installation version NetWorker 19.8.0.3 vProxy OVA under the Download list on https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers with the Description as Linux SLES12 SP5 (64-bit). NetWorker vProxy virtual appliance. Version 4.3.0-47.ova
- Please refer to the installation version NetWorker 19.9.0.2 vProxy OVA under the Download list on https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/drivers with the Description as Linux SLES12 SP5 (64-bit). NetWorker vProxy virtual appliance. Version 4.3.0-49.ova
- 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 | 2023-11-08 | Initial Release |
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Affected Products
NetWorker Family, NetWorker, NetWorker Series, NetWorker Module, Product Security InformationArticle Properties
Article Number: 000219326
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 09 Sept 2025
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