QID 376132

Date Published: 2022-01-06

QID 376132: Dell Client Security Update for Multiple Vulnerabilities (DSA-2021-216)

Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platform remediation is available for these vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

Successful exploitation allows attacker to execute arbitratry code.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.7 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to update the BIOS to latest version. Refer to DSA-2021-216 for more information.

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    DSA-2021-216 URL Logo www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ie/000192967/dsa-2021-216-dell-client-platform-security
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