DSA-2019-084: Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs Security Update for PC Doctor Vulnerability

The PC Doctor component in Dell SupportAssist for Business Systems and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs has been updated for the following vulnerability:

• PC Doctor CVE-2019-12280

For more information about any of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) mentioned here, consult the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) at http://nvd.nist.gov/home.cfm. To search for a particular CVE, use the database’s search utility at http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search.

Affected Products: 

Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs version 2.0

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 3.2.1 and all prior versions
 

Remediation: 

The following Dell SupportAssist for Business Systems and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs release contains a resolution to this vulnerability:

• Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs version 2.0.1
• Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 3.2.2

Dell recommends all customers update at the earliest opportunity.

Method 1: Auto Update

Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs automatically upgrade to the latest versions available, if automatic updates are enabled.

Method 2: Manual Update

To update manually, download and install the latest product version from:

Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs
https://downloads.dell.com/serviceability/Catalog/SupportAssistx64.msi
https://downloads.dell.com/serviceability/Catalog/SupportAssistx86.msi

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs 
https://downloads.dell.com/serviceability/catalog/SupportAssistInstaller.exe

Please visit https://www.dell.com/support/home?app=drivers for updates on the applicable products.

Customers may use one of the Dell notification solutions to be notified and download driver, BIOS and firmware updates automatically once available.