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DSA-2023-177: Security Update for an AMD BIOS Vulnerability

Summary: AMD BIOS remediation is available for an SMM Corruption Vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

High

Additional Details

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

Details

Third-party Component CVEs More Information
AMD BIOS CVE-2023-20555 See NVD (http://nvd.nist.gov/) or the following advisories for individual scores for each CVE.
AMD-SB-4003
Third-party Component CVEs More Information
AMD BIOS CVE-2023-20555 See NVD (http://nvd.nist.gov/) or the following advisories for individual scores for each CVE.
AMD-SB-4003
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.

Workarounds & Mitigations

Product Software/Firmware Affected Versions Remediated Versions BIOS Release Date Link
Alienware Aurora R10 BIOS Versions prior to 2.5.0 2.5.0 or later 11/9/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Alienware Aurora R15 AMD BIOS Versions prior to 1.8.1 1.8.1 or later 11/14/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 BIOS Versions prior to 2.13.0 2.13.0 or later 11/14/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Alienware m15 R7 AMD BIOS Versions prior to 1.11.1 1.11.1 or later 11/10/2023

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 BIOS Versions prior to 1.15.0 1.15.0 or later 11/10/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Alienware m17 R5 AMD BIOS Versions prior to 1.11.1 1.11.1 or later 11/10/2023

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Dell G15 5515 BIOS Versions prior to 1.14.0 1.14.0 or later 11/14/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Dell G15 5525 BIOS Versions prior to 1.11.1 1.11.1 or later 11/14/2023

Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Dell G5 5505 BIOS Versions prior to 1.16.0 1.16.0 or later 10/6/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 14 5435 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.1 1.6.1 or later 10/6/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 14 7425 2-in-1 BIOS Versions prior to 1.12.1 1.12.1 or later 11/10/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 14 7435 2-in-1 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.1 1.6.1 or later 10/6/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 15 3525 BIOS Versions prior to 1.13.0 1.13.0 or later 11/8/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 15 3535 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.0 1.6.0 or later 11/9/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 16 5635 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.1 1.6.1 or later 10/6/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.1 1.6.1 or later 10/6/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 3505 BIOS Versions prior to 1.15.1 1.15.1 or later 11/14/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 3515 BIOS Versions prior to 1.15.1 1.15.1 or later 11/14/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5405 BIOS Versions prior to 1.12.0 1.12.0 or later 6/13/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5415 BIOS Versions prior to 1.15.0 1.15.0 or later 11/9/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5415 BIOS Versions prior to 1.18.1 1.18.1 or later 11/9/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5425 BIOS Versions prior to 1.12.1 1.12.1 or later 11/10/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5505 BIOS Versions prior to 1.12.0 1.12.0 or later 6/13/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5515 BIOS Versions prior to 1.18.1 1.18.1 or later 11/9/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 7405 2-in-1 BIOS Versions prior to 1.13.0 1.13.0 or later 6/9/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 7415 2-in-1 BIOS Versions prior to 1.18.1 1.18.1 or later 11/14/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 14 3435 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.0 1.6.0 or later 11/9/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 15 3535 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.0 1.6.0 or later 11/9/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 16 5635 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.1 1.6.1 or later 10/6/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 3405 BIOS Versions prior to 1.15.1 1.15.1 or later 11/14/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 3425 BIOS Versions prior to 1.13.0 1.13.0 or later 11/8/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 3515 BIOS Versions prior to 1.15.1 1.15.1 or later 11/14/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 3525 BIOS Versions prior to 1.13.0 1.13.0 or later 11/8/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 5415 BIOS Versions prior to 1.18.1 1.18.1 or later 11/9/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 5515 BIOS Versions prior to 1.18.1 1.18.1 or later 11/9/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 5625 BIOS Versions prior to 1.12.1 1.12.1 or later 11/10/2023 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02023-08-08Initial Release
1.12023-11-15Final Platform Update
2.02025-03-10Updated Affected Products and Remediation section:  Corrected broken links 

Related Information

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

Legal Disclaimer

Affected Products

Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10, Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14, Alienware Aurora R15 AMD, Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5, Alienware m15 R7 AMD, Alienware m17 R5 AMD, Dell G5 SE 5505, Dell G15 5515 Ryzen Edition, Dell G15 5525, Inspiron 5405 , Inspiron 14 5435, Inspiron 7405 2-in-1, Inspiron 7415 2-in-1, Inspiron 14 7425 2-in-1, Inspiron 14 7435 2-in-1, Inspiron 3505, Inspiron 15 3515, Inspiron 15 3525, Inspiron 15 3535, Inspiron 5505, Inspiron 5515, Inspiron 16 5635, Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1, Inspiron 5425 (End of Life), Vostro 3405, Vostro 3425, Vostro 14 3435, Vostro 5415, Vostro 15 3515, Vostro 3525, Vostro 15 3535, Vostro 5515, Vostro 5625, Vostro 16 5635 ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000216230
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 10 Mar 2025
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