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Article Number: 000196312

DSA-2022-023: Dell BSAFE SSL-J 6.4 Security Update for a Single Covert Timing Channel Vulnerability

Summary: Dell BSAFE SSL-J contains remediation for a covert timing channel vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Article Content

Impact

Medium

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2022-24409 Dell BSAFE SSL-J 6.1.x, 6.2.x and 6.3.x contain a Covert Timing Channel vulnerability. An attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to eavesdrop on all encrypted communication, leading to exposure of sensitive data. 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2022-24409 Dell BSAFE SSL-J 6.1.x, 6.2.x and 6.3.x contain a Covert Timing Channel vulnerability. An attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to eavesdrop on all encrypted communication, leading to exposure of sensitive data. 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 BSAFE SSL-J 6.1.x
6.2.x
6.3.x		 6.4 Contact Dell BSAFE Support at bsafe.support@dell.com, or bsafe.support.japan@dell.com.

NOTE: The table above may not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions and may be updated as more information becomes available.
Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
Dell BSAFE SSL-J 6.1.x
6.2.x
6.3.x		 6.4 Contact Dell BSAFE Support at bsafe.support@dell.com, or bsafe.support.japan@dell.com.

NOTE: The table above may not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions and may be updated as more information becomes available.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Potential workaround(s) can be provided to customers with an active BSAFE maintenance contract by contacting Dell BSAFE Support at bsafe.support@dell.com, or bsafe.support.japan@dell.com.

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02022-02-14Initial Release.
1.12022-03-14Added CVE ID and CVSS score to details.
1.22022-04-19Update to CVSS score. 
2.02023-02-17Update to CVE description and CVSS vector

 

Related Information

Dell Security Advisories and Notices
Dell Vulnerability Response Policy
CVSS Scoring Guide

Legal Information

Article Properties

Affected Product

BSAFE SSL-J, Product Security Information

Last Published Date

17 Feb 2023

Article Type

Dell Security Advisory

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