Dell Unity: Is Unity affected by CVE-2024-42225 Vulnerability (User Correctable)

Summary: This article details the susceptibility of Dell Unity to the vulnerability CVE-2024-42225.

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Symptoms

Security Scan reports vulnerability CVE-2024-42225 

Cause

CVE-2024-42225 vulnerability affects certain versions within the Oracle Linux kernel ranges:

1. 5.15.0 to 5.15.163
2. 5.16.0 to 6.1.98
3. 6.2.0 to 6.6.39
4. 6.7.0 to 6.9.9

 Kernel versions for Unity:

Seahawk - 4.12.14
Puffin - 4.12.14
Kestrel - 5.14.21

 The above versions do not fall under the vulnerable range. Hence, Unity is not affected to vulnerability CVE-2024-42225.

Resolution

No action is needed. Unity is not vulnerable to this CVE-2024-42225.

Additional Information

Reference Link
CVE-2024-42225 | Tenable®This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.


What is CVE?
CVE, short for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, is a list of publicly disclosed security flaws that are assigned a CVE ID number.

Security advisories issued by vendors and researchers almost always mention at least one CVE ID. CVEs help IT professionals coordinate their efforts to prioritize and address these vulnerabilities to make systems more secure.

Affected Products

Dell EMC Unity, Dell EMC Unity Family |Dell EMC Unity All Flash, Dell EMC Unity Hybrid, Dell Unity Operating Environment (OE)
Article Properties
Article Number: 000253476
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 17 Oct 2025
Version:  2
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