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DSA-2022-316: Dell Client Security Update for a Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Vulnerability

Summary: Dell Client Consumer platform remediation is available for Realtek High Definition Audio Driver vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems. ...

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Impact

High

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2022-34405 An improper access control vulnerability was identified in the Realtek audio driver. A local authenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability by waiting for an administrator to launch the application and attach to the process to elevate privileges on the system.
7.3		 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


Dell Technologies recommends all customers update at the earliest opportunity.

Go to the Drivers & 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 on download driver, BIOS, and firmware updates automatically once available.
Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2022-34405 An improper access control vulnerability was identified in the Realtek audio driver. A local authenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability by waiting for an administrator to launch the application and attach to the process to elevate privileges on the system.
7.3		 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


Dell Technologies recommends all customers update at the earliest opportunity.

Go to the Drivers & 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 on 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 Module Update Version Release Date
Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9433.1 12-13-2022
Alienware m15 R6 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9400.1 10-20-2022
Dell G5 5090 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9394.1 10-13-2022
Dell G5 5000 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9394.1 10-13-2022
Alienware Area 51m R2 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Dell G7 7500 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9407.1 10-18-2022
Dell G7 7700 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9407.1 10-18-2022
Alienware x15 R1 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9388.1
1.37.275.0		 09-12-2022
Alienware x17 R1 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9388.1
1.37.275.0		 09-12-2022
Alienware m15 R1 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-13-2022
Alienware m17 R1 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-13-2022
Dell Gaming G3 3590 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9254.1 10-25-2022
Dell G3 3500 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9422.1 10-31-2022
Dell G5 5500 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9422.1 10-31-2022
Alienware Area 51m R1 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Alienware Aurora R8 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-12-2022
Dell G15 5515 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9433.1 12-13-2022
Dell G15 5510 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9400.1 10-27-2022
Dell G15 5511 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9400.1 10-26-2022
Alienware Aurora R10 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-12-2022
Alienware Aurora R9 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-13-2022
Alienware Aurora R11 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-12-2022
Alienware Aurora R12 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-12-2022
Alienware m15 R3 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Alienware m15 R4 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Alienware m17 R3 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Alienware m17 R4 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Dell G5 5590 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9394.1 10-11-2022
Dell G7 7590 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9394.1 10-11-2022
Dell G7 7790 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9394.1 10-11-2022
Alienware Aurora R13 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9388.1 10-12-2022
Alienware m15 R2 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Alienware m17 R2 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Product Module Update Version Release Date
Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9433.1 12-13-2022
Alienware m15 R6 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9400.1 10-20-2022
Dell G5 5090 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9394.1 10-13-2022
Dell G5 5000 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9394.1 10-13-2022
Alienware Area 51m R2 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Dell G7 7500 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9407.1 10-18-2022
Dell G7 7700 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9407.1 10-18-2022
Alienware x15 R1 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9388.1
1.37.275.0		 09-12-2022
Alienware x17 R1 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9388.1
1.37.275.0		 09-12-2022
Alienware m15 R1 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-13-2022
Alienware m17 R1 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-13-2022
Dell Gaming G3 3590 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9254.1 10-25-2022
Dell G3 3500 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9422.1 10-31-2022
Dell G5 5500 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9422.1 10-31-2022
Alienware Area 51m R1 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Alienware Aurora R8 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-12-2022
Dell G15 5515 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9433.1 12-13-2022
Dell G15 5510 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9400.1 10-27-2022
Dell G15 5511 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9400.1 10-26-2022
Alienware Aurora R10 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-12-2022
Alienware Aurora R9 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-13-2022
Alienware Aurora R11 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-12-2022
Alienware Aurora R12 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-12-2022
Alienware m15 R3 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Alienware m15 R4 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Alienware m17 R3 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Alienware m17 R4 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Dell G5 5590 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9394.1 10-11-2022
Dell G7 7590 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9394.1 10-11-2022
Dell G7 7790 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9394.1 10-11-2022
Alienware Aurora R13 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.9388.1 10-12-2022
Alienware m15 R2 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022
Alienware m17 R2 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Realtek Audio Console Application		 6.0.9394.1
1.37.275.0		 10-19-2022

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02022-12-16Initial Release

Acknowledgements

CVE-2022-34405: Dell Technologies would like to thank khangkito for reporting this issue. 

Related Information

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

Legal Disclaimer

Affected Products

Alienware Area-51m, Alienware Area-51m R2, Alienware Aurora R13, Alienware Aurora R8, Alienware Aurora R9, Alienware M15 R2, Alienware M15 R3, Alienware m15 R4, Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5, Alienware m15 R6, Alienware M17, Alienware M17 R2 , Alienware M17 R3, Alienware m17 R4, Alienware x15 R1, Alienware x17 R1, Alienware Area-51m, Dell G3 15 3500, Dell G3 15 3590, Dell G5 15 5500, Dell G15 5510, Dell G15 5511, Dell G15 5515 Ryzen Edition, Dell G5 15 5590, Dell G7 15 7500, Dell G7 15 7590, Dell G7 17 7700, Dell G7 17 7790, Dell G5 5000, Dell G5 5090, Product Security Information ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000205721
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 19 Dec 2022
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