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DSA-2022-249: Dell Security Update for Dell Edge Gateway and Embedded Box BIOS

Summary: Dell Client Commercial platform remediation is available for this vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

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Impact

High

Details

Proprietary Code CVE Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2022-32490 Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.
7.5


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












See the table below for Dell Client BIOS releases containing resolutions to these vulnerabilities. Dell Technologies recommends all customers update at the earliest opportunity.

Go to the Drivers and Downloads site for updates on the applicable products. To learn more, see Dell KB article 124211: Dell BIOS Updates and download the update for your Dell computer.

Customers may use one of the Dell notification solutions to be notified and download driver, BIOS, and firmware updates automatically once available.
Proprietary Code CVE Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2022-32490 Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.
7.5


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












See the table below for Dell Client BIOS releases containing resolutions to these vulnerabilities. Dell Technologies recommends all customers update at the earliest opportunity.

Go to the Drivers and Downloads site for updates on the applicable products. To learn more, see Dell KB article 124211: Dell BIOS Updates and download the update for your Dell computer.

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

Product BIOS Update Version BIOS Release Date (MM-DD-YYYY)
Dell Edge Gateway 3000 series 1.9.0 08-09-2022
Dell Embedded Box PC 3000 1.15.0 08-08-2022
Dell Edge Gateway 5000 1.19.0 08-09-2022
Product BIOS Update Version BIOS Release Date (MM-DD-YYYY)
Dell Edge Gateway 3000 series 1.9.0 08-09-2022
Dell Embedded Box PC 3000 1.15.0 08-08-2022
Dell Edge Gateway 5000 1.19.0 08-09-2022

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02022-11-02Initial Release

Acknowledgements

Dell Technologies thanks Jiawei Yin (Yngweijw) for reporting this issue.

Related Information

Affected Products

Embedded Box PCs, Edge Gateways, Dell Edge Gateway 3000 Series, Dell Edge Gateway 5000, Dell Embedded Box PC 3000, Product Security Information
Article Properties
Article Number: 000204685
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2022
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