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DSA-2023-039: Dell Enterprise SONiC Security Update for an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability

Summary: Dell Enterprise SONiC remediation is available for an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

High

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2023-24574 Dell Enterprise SONiC OS 3.versions 5.3, 3.5.4, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, and 4.0.2 contains an "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability" in its authentication component. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to an uncontrolled consumption of system resources. 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2023-24574 Dell Enterprise SONiC OS 3.versions 5.3, 3.5.4, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, and 4.0.2 contains an "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability" in its authentication component. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to an uncontrolled consumption of system resources. 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
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 Affected Versions Remediated Versions Link
Enterprise SONiC Distribution Versions 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2 Version 4.0.3 Link to update
Product Affected Versions Remediated Versions Link
Enterprise SONiC Distribution Versions 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2 Version 4.0.3 Link to update

Workarounds & Mitigations

None

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02023-2-1Initial Release
2.02023-08-09Updated for enhanced presentation with no changes to content.

Related Information

Affected Products

Enterprise SONiC Distribution
Article Properties
Article Number: 000208165
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 09 Aug 2023
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