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Article Number: 000219782


DSA-2023-427: Security Update for Dell PowerProtect Agent for File System Vulnerabilities

Summary: Dell PowerProtect Agent for File System remediation is available for ddfscon with FSAgent that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

Medium

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String

CVE-2023-43081
PowerProtect Agent for File System Version 19.14 and prior, contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability in ddfscon component. A low Privileged local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to overwriting of log files. 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String

CVE-2023-43081
PowerProtect Agent for File System Version 19.14 and prior, contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability in ddfscon component. A low Privileged local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to overwriting of log files. 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
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Affected Products and Remediation

CVEs Addressed Product Software/Firmware
 
Affected Versions Remediated Versions Link
CVE-2023-43081 PowerProtect Agent for File System  Software Versions prior to 19.14 Version 19.15 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/enterprise-copy-data-management/drivers

 
CVEs Addressed Product Software/Firmware
 
Affected Versions Remediated Versions Link
CVE-2023-43081 PowerProtect Agent for File System  Software Versions prior to 19.14 Version 19.15 https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/enterprise-copy-data-management/drivers

 

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02023-11-22Initial Release

Related Information


Article Properties


Affected Product

PowerProtect Data Manager, Product Security Information

Last Published Date

22 Nov 2023

Article Type

Dell Security Advisory