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Article Number: 000195007


DSA-2022-009: Dell EMC System Update (DSU) Security Update for an Unprotected Storage of Credentials Vulnerability

Summary: Dell EMC System Update (DSU) remediation is available for a unprotected storage of credentials vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

High

Details

Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
Dell EMC System Update version 1.9.2 and earlier, contains an Unprotected Storage of Credentials vulnerability. A local attacker with user privleges may potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to the disclosure of user passwords. 8.2

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
Dell EMC System Update version 1.9.2 and earlier, contains an Unprotected Storage of Credentials vulnerability. A local attacker with user privleges may potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to the disclosure of user passwords. 8.2

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products and Remediation

Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
Dell EMC System Update Versions before 1.9.3 1.9.3 https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=D0JW4
Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
Dell EMC System Update Versions before 1.9.3 1.9.3 https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=D0JW4

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02022-01-11Initial Release

Related Information


Article Properties


Affected Product
Dell System Update, Dell System Update v1.3, Dell System update v1.3.1, Dell System Update v1.1, Dell System Update v1.2, Product Security Information, Dell System update v1.4.0, Dell EMC System Update v1.5.0, Dell EMC System Update v1.5.2 , Dell EMC System Update v1.5.3, Dell EMC System Update v1.6.0, Dell EMC System Update v1.7 ...
Last Published Date

11 Jan 2022

Article Type

Dell Security Advisory