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DSA-2021-066: Dell PowerFlex Appliance Security Update for Multiple Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities

Summary: Dell PowerFlex Appliance remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

Critical

Details

Third-Party Component CVE(s) More information
vCenter Server CVE-2021-21972 https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html
CVE-2021-21973
VMware ESXi CVE-2021-21974
Embedded OS CVE-2020-14372 Grub2 vulnerabilities:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0701?sc_cid=701600000006NHXAA2
 
CVE-2020-25632
CVE-2020-25647
CVE-2020-27749
CVE-2020-27779
CVE-2021-20225
CVE-2021-20233
Third-Party Component CVE(s) More information
vCenter Server CVE-2021-21972 https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html
CVE-2021-21973
VMware ESXi CVE-2021-21974
Embedded OS CVE-2020-14372 Grub2 vulnerabilities:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0701?sc_cid=701600000006NHXAA2
 
CVE-2020-25632
CVE-2020-25647
CVE-2020-27749
CVE-2020-27779
CVE-2021-20225
CVE-2021-20233
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

CVEs Product Affected RCM Versions Updated RCM Versions Link to Update
CVE-2021-21972 PowerFlex Appliance Versions prior to Intelligent_Catalog_36_354_02_r4

Versions prior to Intelligent_Catalog_36_360_02_r1
 
Intelligent_Catalog_36_354_02_r4


Intelligent_Catalog_36_360_02_r1
 
For IC release information: https://cpsdocs.dellemc.com/rcm/#/home

For IC downloads: https://www.dell.com/support/home/products?app=products
 
CVE-2021-21973
CVE-2021-21974
CVE-2020-14372
CVE-2020-25632
CVE-2020-25647
CVE-2020-27749
CVE-2020-27779
CVE-2021-20225
CVE-2021-20233
CVEs Product Affected RCM Versions Updated RCM Versions Link to Update
CVE-2021-21972 PowerFlex Appliance Versions prior to Intelligent_Catalog_36_354_02_r4

Versions prior to Intelligent_Catalog_36_360_02_r1
 
Intelligent_Catalog_36_354_02_r4


Intelligent_Catalog_36_360_02_r1
 
For IC release information: https://cpsdocs.dellemc.com/rcm/#/home

For IC downloads: https://www.dell.com/support/home/products?app=products
 
CVE-2021-21973
CVE-2021-21974
CVE-2020-14372
CVE-2020-25632
CVE-2020-25647
CVE-2020-27749
CVE-2020-27779
CVE-2021-20225
CVE-2021-20233

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02021-3-30Initial Release

Related Information

Affected Products

PowerFlex Appliance, Product Security Information, PowerFlex appliance R640, PowerFlex appliance R740XD, PowerFlex appliance R840
Article Properties
Article Number: 000184745
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2021
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Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2021
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