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Article Number: 000225476

DSA-2024-168: Security Update for Dell Client BIOS for an Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

Summary: Dell Client BIOS remediation is available for an Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Article Content

Impact

Medium

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2024-28970 Dell Client BIOS contains an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to platform denial of service. 4.7
 		 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:HThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2024-28970 Dell Client BIOS contains an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to platform denial of service. 4.7
 		 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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 and Remediation

Product Software/Firmware Affected Version Remediated Version Release Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Link
Dell G7 7500 BIOS Versions prior to 1.32.0 Versions 1.32.0 or later 05/30/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Dell G7 7700 BIOS Versions prior to 1.32.0 Versions 1.32.0 or later 05/30/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 14 Plus 7440 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.0 Versions 1.6.0 or later 05/14/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 16 7640 2-in-1 BIOS Versions prior to 1.4.0 Versions 1.4.0 or later 05/09/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.0 Versions 1.6.0 or later 05/14/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 24 5420 All-in-One BIOS Versions prior to 1.11.0 Versions 1.11.0 or later 06/05/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 27 7720 All-in-One BIOS Versions prior to 1.11.0 Versions 1.11.0 or later 06/05/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5402 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5409 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5502 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5509 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Precision 3660 BIOS Versions prior to 2.14.0 Versions 2.14.0 or later 05/08/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 5402 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 5502 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Product Software/Firmware Affected Version Remediated Version Release Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Link
Dell G7 7500 BIOS Versions prior to 1.32.0 Versions 1.32.0 or later 05/30/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Dell G7 7700 BIOS Versions prior to 1.32.0 Versions 1.32.0 or later 05/30/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 14 Plus 7440 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.0 Versions 1.6.0 or later 05/14/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 16 7640 2-in-1 BIOS Versions prior to 1.4.0 Versions 1.4.0 or later 05/09/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 BIOS Versions prior to 1.6.0 Versions 1.6.0 or later 05/14/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 24 5420 All-in-One BIOS Versions prior to 1.11.0 Versions 1.11.0 or later 06/05/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 27 7720 All-in-One BIOS Versions prior to 1.11.0 Versions 1.11.0 or later 06/05/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5402 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5409 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5502 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Inspiron 5509 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Precision 3660 BIOS Versions prior to 2.14.0 Versions 2.14.0 or later 05/08/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 5402 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates
Vostro 5502 BIOS Versions prior to 1.30.0 Versions 1.30.0 or later 06/07/2024 Go to the Drivers & Downloads site for updates

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Acknowledgements

CVE-2024-28970: Dell would like to thank Maxim Suhanov for reporting this issue

Revision History

Revision DateDescription
1.02024-06-11Initial Release

Related Information

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

Legal Information

Article Properties

Affected Product
Dell G7 15 7500, Dell G7 17 7700, Inspiron 5402/5409, Inspiron 14 Plus 7440, Inspiron 5502/5509, Inspiron 16 7640 2-in-1, Inspiron 16 Plus 7640, Inspiron 24 5420 All-in-One, Inspiron 27 7720 All-in-One, Precision 3660 XE Tower, Precision 3660 Tower , Vostro 5402, Vostro 5502 ...
Last Published Date

11 Jun 2024

Article Type

Dell Security Advisory

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