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Article Number: 000203733

DSA-2022-254: Dell System Update (DSU) Security Update for a Self-Signed Certificate Vulnerability

Summary: Dell System Update (DSU) remediation is available for a self-signed certificate vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Article Content

Impact

Medium

Details

Proprietary Code CVE Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2022-34404 Dell System Update, version 2.0.0 and earlier, contains an Improper Certificate Validation in data parser module. A local attacker with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to credential theft and/or denial of service. 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Proprietary Code CVE Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2022-34404 Dell System Update, version 2.0.0 and earlier, contains an Improper Certificate Validation in data parser module. A local attacker with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to credential theft and/or denial of service. 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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

CVE(s) Addressed Product Affected Version(s) Updated Version(s) Link to Update
CVE-2022-34404 DSU
 		 Versions prior to 2.0.1.0
 		 2.0.1.0 https://www.dell.com/support/home/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=8d3x6
CVE(s) Addressed Product Affected Version(s) Updated Version(s) Link to Update
CVE-2022-34404 DSU
 		 Versions prior to 2.0.1.0
 		 2.0.1.0 https://www.dell.com/support/home/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=8d3x6

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02022-09-26Initial Release

Related Information

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

Legal Information

Article Properties

Affected Product

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

Last Published Date

26 Sep 2022

Article Type

Dell Security Advisory

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