Dell PowerEdge Platform prior 1.19.0/2.14.0/2.19.0  SMM Communication input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Dell PowerEdge Platform. This impacts an unknown function of the component SMM Communication Handler. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-25942. An attack on the physical device is feasible. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerEdge Platform. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component SMM Communication Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS contains an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A physical high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to arbitrary writes to SMRAM.

The weakness was shared by Schur as dsa-2024-104. The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-25942 since 02/13/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.19.0, 2.14.0 or 2.19.0  eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PowerEdge Platform 1.19.0/2.14.0/2.19.0 

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02/13/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2024-104
Researcher: Schur
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-25942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-25942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257244

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2024 10:04
Changes: 03/19/2024 10:04 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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