high
7.2
CWE
1190
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2022-22566

First published: Wed Feb 09 2022(Updated: )

Select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms contain a pre-boot direct memory access (DMA) vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to execute arbitrary code on the device.

Credit: security_alert@emc.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Dell Alienware Area 51m R1 Firmware<1.16.0
Dell Alienware Area 51m R1 Firmware
Dell Alienware Area 51m R2 Firmware<1.11.0
Dell Alienware Area 51m R2 Firmware
Dell Alienware m15 R3 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Alienware 15 R3
Dell Alienware M15 R4 Firmware<1.6.2
Dell Alienware M15 R4 Firmware
Dell Alienware m15 R6 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Alienware m15 R6 Firmware>1.6.0<1.8.0
Dell Alienware m15 R6 Firmware
Dell Alienware m17 R3 firmware<1.12.0
Dell Alienware m17 R3 firmware
Dell Alienware M17xr4<1.6.2
Dell Alienware M17xr4
Dell Chengming 3990<1.6.0
Dell Chengming 3977 Firmware
Dell Chengming 3991 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Chengming 3991 Firmware
Dell G15 5510 Firmware<1.8.0
Dell G15 5510 Firmware
Dell G15 5511 Firmware<1.9.0
Dell G15 5511 Firmware
Dell G3 15 3500 firmware<1.12.0
Dell G3 15 3500
Dell G3 15 3590 Firmware<1.14.0
Dell G3 3590 Firmware
Dell G5 5000 Firmware<1.4.0
Dell G5 5000 Firmware
Dell G5 15 5500 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell G5 15 5500 Firmware
Dell G7 15 7500 Firmware<1.11.1
Dell G7 15 7500 Firmware
Dell G7 17 7700 Firmware<1.11.1
Dell G7 17 7700
Dell Inspiron 5410 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Inspiron 5410 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 14 5418 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Inspiron 14 5418 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5510 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Inspiron 15 5510 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15 5518 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Inspiron 15 5518 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3490 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Inspiron 3490 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3493 Firmware<1.18.0
Dell Inspiron 3493 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3501 Firmware<1.11.0
Dell Inspiron 3501 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15 3511 Firmware<1.8.0
Dell Inspiron 15 3511
Dell Inspiron 3590 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Inspiron 3590 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3593 Firmware<1.18.0
Dell Inspiron 3593 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3790 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Inspiron 3790 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3793 Firmware<1.18.0
Dell Inspiron 3793 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3880 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Inspiron 3880 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3881<1.6.0
Dell Inspiron 3881
Dell Inspiron 3891 Firmware<1.4.1
Dell Inspiron 3891
Dell Inspiron 5300 Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Inspiron 5300 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5301 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Inspiron 5301 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 13 5310 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Inspiron 13 5310
Dell Inspiron 5390 Firmware<1.14.0
Dell Inspiron 5390 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5391 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Inspiron 5391 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5400 2-in-1 Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Inspiron 5400 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5400 AIO<1.6.0
Dell Inspiron 5400
Dell Inspiron 5401 AIO Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Inspiron 5401 AIO
Dell Inspiron 5401 AIO<1.6.0
Dell Inspiron 5401 All-in-One
Dell Inspiron 5402 Firmware<1.9.0
Dell Inspiron 5402
Dell Inspiron 5406 2-in-1 Firmware<1.9.0
Dell Inspiron 5406 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5408 Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Inspiron 5408 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5409 Firmware<1.9.0
Dell Inspiron 5409 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 14 5410 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Inspiron 24 5410 All-in-One
Dell Inspiron 14 5490 Firmware<1.16.1
Dell Inspiron 14 5490
Dell Inspiron 5490 All-in-One Firmware<1.11.0
Dell Inspiron 5490
Dell Inspiron 5491 Firmware<1.12.1
Dell Inspiron 5491 2-in-1 firmware
Dell Inspiron 5493 Firmware<1.18.0
Dell Inspiron 5493 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5494 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Inspiron 5494
Dell Inspiron 5498 Firmware<1.16.1
Dell Inspiron 5498
Dell Inspiron 5501 Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Inspiron 5501
Dell Inspiron 5502 Firmware<1.9.0
Dell Inspiron 5502 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5508 Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Inspiron 5508 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5509 Firmware<1.9.0
Dell Inspiron 5509
Dell Inspiron 5583 Firmware<1.16.0
Dell Inspiron 5583 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5584 Firmware<1.16.0
Dell Inspiron 5584 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5590 Firmware<1.16.1
Dell Inspiron 5590 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5591 Firmware<1.12.1
Dell Inspiron 5591 2-in-1 firmware
Dell Inspiron 5593<1.18.0
Dell Inspiron 5593 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5594 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Inspiron 5594
Dell Inspiron 5598 Firmware<1.16.1
Dell Inspiron 5598 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7300 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Inspiron 7300
Dell Inspiron 7300 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Inspiron 7300
Dell Inspiron 7306 2-in-1 firmware<1.9.0
Dell Inspiron 7306 2-in-1 firmware
Dell Inspiron 7390 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Inspiron 7390 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7391 Firmware<1.13.1
Dell Inspiron 7391 Firmware>1.13.1<1.15.0
Dell Inspiron 7391
Dell Inspiron 7400 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Inspiron 7400 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7490 Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Inspiron 7490
Dell Inspiron 7500 Firmware<1.11.0
Dell Inspiron 7500 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7500 2-in-1 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Inspiron 7500 2-in-1
Dell Inspiron 7500 2-in-1 Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Inspiron 7500 2-in-1
Dell Inspiron 7501 Firmware<1.11.0
Dell Inspiron 7501 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7506 Firmware<1.9.0
Dell Inspiron 7506 2-in-1 firmware
Dell Inspiron 15 7510 Firmware<1.4.0
Dell Inspiron 15 7510
Dell Inspiron 7590 Firmware<1.13.0
Dell Inspiron 7590 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7591 Firmware<1.13.0
Dell Inspiron 7591 2-in-1
Dell Inspiron 16 7610 Firmware<1.4.0
Dell Inspiron 16 7610 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7700 All-in-One Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Inspiron 7700
Dell Inspiron 7706 2-in-1 Firmware<1.9.0
Dell Inspiron 7706 2-in-1
Dell Inspiron 7790 AIO Firmware<1.11.0
Dell Inspiron 7790 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7791 Firmware<1.13.1
Dell Inspiron 7791 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5491 AIO Firmware<1.11.0
Dell Inspiron 5491 AIO
Dell Latitude 3120 Firmware<1.4.1
Dell Latitude 3120 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3301 Firmware<1.18.0
Dell Latitude 3301 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3310 Firmware<1.11.1
Dell Latitude 3310 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3310 2-in-1 Firmware<1.10.1
Dell Latitude 3310
Dell Latitude 3320 Firmware<1.8.2
Dell Latitude 3320 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3400 Firmware<1.20.0
Dell Latitude 3400 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3410 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Latitude 3410
Dell Latitude 3420 Firmware<1.14.1
Dell Latitude 3420 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3500 Firmware<1.20.0
Dell Latitude 3500 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3510 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Latitude 3510 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3520 Firmware<1.14.1
Dell Latitude 3520 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5300 Firmware<1.17.1
Dell Latitude 5300 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5300 2-in-1 Firmware<1.17.1
Dell Latitude 5300 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5310 Firmware<1.9.1
Dell Latitude 5310 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5310 2-in-1 Firmware<1.9.1
Dell Latitude 5310
Dell Latitude 5320 Firmware<1.15.2
Dell Latitude 5320 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5400 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Latitude 5400 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5401 Firmware<1.14.0
Dell Latitude 5401 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5410 Firmware<1.8.1
Dell Latitude 5410 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5411 Firmware<1.8.1
Dell Latitude 5411 Firmware
Dell Latitude Rugged 5420 Firmware<1.15.1
Dell Latitude 5420 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5500 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Latitude 5500 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5501 Firmware<1.14.0
Dell Latitude 5501 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5510 Firmware<1.8.1
Dell Latitude 5510 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5511 Firmware<1.8.1
Dell Latitude 5511 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5520 Firmware<1.15.2
Dell Latitude 5520 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5521 Firmware<1.8.0
Dell Latitude 5521 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7200 2-in-1<1.14.0
Dell Latitude 7200
Dell Latitude 7210 2-in-1 Firmware<1.8.1
Dell Latitude 7210
Dell Latitude 7300 Firmware<1.14.0
Dell Latitude 7300 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7310 Firmware<1.9.1
Dell Latitude 7310 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable Firmware<1.14.1
Dell Latitude 7320 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable Firmware<1.9.0
Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable Firmware
Dell Latitude 7400 Firmware<1.14.0
Dell Latitude 7400 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1<1.13.2
Dell Latitude 7400
Dell Latitude 7410 Firmware<1.9.1
Dell Latitude 7410 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7420 Firmware<1.14.1
Dell Latitude 7420 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7520 Firmware<1.14.1
Dell Latitude 7520 Firmware
Dell Latitude 9410 Firmware<1.9.1
Dell Latitude 9410 Firmware
Dell Latitude 9420 Firmware<1.8.0
Dell Latitude 9420 Firmware
Dell Latitude 9510 Firmware<1.7.1
Dell Latitude 9510 Firmware
Dell Latitude 9520 Firmware<1.10.1
Dell Latitude 9520 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5430 Rugged Firmware<1.2.0
Dell Latitude 5430 Rugged Firmware
Dell Latitude Rugged 7220 Firmware<1.14.0
Dell Latitude Rugged 7220 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Firmware<1.14.0
Dell Latitude Rugged 7220EX
Dell Latitude 7330 Rugged Firmware<1.2.0
Dell Latitude 7330
Dell Latitude 5421 Firmware<1.8.0
Dell Latitude 5421 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 3080 Firmware<2.3.1
Dell OptiPlex 3080 Firmware
Dell Optiplex 3090 Ultra<1.7.0
Dell OptiPlex 3090 Ultra Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 3280 AIO Firmware<1.9.0
Dell OptiPlex 3280 All-in-One Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5080 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell OptiPlex 5080 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5090 Tower Firmware<1.4.3
Dell OptiPlex 5090 Firmware
Dell Optiplex 5480 AIO Firmware<1.9.0
Dell OptiPlex 5480
Dell OptiPlex 5490 All-in-One Firmware<1.7.0
Dell OptiPlex 5490 All-in-One
Dell OptiPlex 7070 UFF Firmware<1.10.1
Dell OptiPlex 7070 UFF Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7080 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell OptiPlex 7080 Firmware
Dell Optiplex 7090 Aio Firmware<1.4.3
Dell OptiPlex 7090 Tower
Dell OptiPlex 7090 Ultra Firmware<1.7.0
Dell OptiPlex 7090 Ultra Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7480 All-in-One Firmware<1.9.0
Dell OptiPlex 7480 All-in-One Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7490 All-in-One Firmware<1.5.2
Dell OptiPlex 7490 AIO Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7780 AIO Firmware<1.9.0
Dell OptiPlex 7780 All-in-One Firmware
Dell Precision 3240 Compact Firmware<1.8.0
Dell Precision 3240 Compact Firmware
Dell Precision 3440 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Precision 3440 Firmware
Dell Precision 3450 Firmware<1.4.2
Dell Precision 3450 Firmware
Dell Precision 3540 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Precision 3540 Firmware
Dell Precision 3541 Firmware<1.14.0
Dell Precision 3541 Firmware
Dell Precision 3551 Firmware<1.8.1
Dell Precision 3551 Firmware
Dell Precision 3560 Firmware<1.15.2
Dell Precision 3560 Firmware
Dell Precision 3561 Firmware<1.8.0
Dell Precision 3561 Firmware
Dell Precision 3550 Firmware<1.8.1
Dell Precision 3550 Firmware
Dell Precision 3520 Firmware<1.8.1
Dell Precision 3520 Firmware
Dell Precision 3530 Firmware<1.8.1
Dell Precision 3530 Firmware
Dell Precision 3640 Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Precision 3640 Firmware
Dell Precision 3650 Firmware<1.5.2
Dell Precision 3650 Tower
Dell Precision 5540 Firmware<1.13.0
Dell Precision 5540 Firmware
Dell Precision 5550 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Precision 5550 Firmware
Dell Precision 5560 Firmware<1.7.0
Dell Precision 5560 Firmware
Dell Precision 5750 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Precision 17 M5750 Firmware
Dell Precision 5760 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Precision 5760 Firmware
Dell Precision 7540 Firmware<1.14.0
Dell Precision 7540 Firmware
Dell Precision 7550 Firmware<1.10.1
Dell Precision 7550 Firmware
Dell Precision 7560 Firmware<1.7.0
Dell Precision 7560 Firmware
Dell Precision 7740 Firmware<1.14.0
Dell Precision 7740 Firmware
Dell Precision 7750 Firmware<1.10.1
Dell Precision 7750 Firmware
Dell Precision 7760 Firmware<1.7.0
Dell Precision 7780
Dell Vostro 3400 Firmware<1.11.0
Dell Vostro 3400 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3401 Firmware<1.9.0
Dell Vostro 3401 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3490 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Vostro 3490 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3500 Firmware<1.11.0
Dell Vostro 3500 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3501 Firmware<1.9.0
Dell Vostro 3501 Firmware
Dell Vostro 15 3510 Firmware<1.8.0
Dell Vostro 3510 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3590 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Vostro 3590 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3681 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Vostro 3681 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3690 Firmware<1.4.1
Dell Vostro 3690 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3881 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Vostro 3881 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3888 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Vostro 3888 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3890 Firmware<1.4.1
Dell Vostro 3890 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5300 Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Vostro 5300 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5301 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Vostro 5301 Firmware
Dell Vostro 13 5310 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Vostro 5310 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5390 Firmware<1.14.0
Dell Vostro 5390 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5391 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Vostro 5391 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5401 Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Vostro 5401 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5402 Firmware<1.9.0
Dell Vostro 5402 Firmware
Dell Vostro 14 5410 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Vostro 14 5410 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5490 Firmware<1.16.1
Dell Vostro 5490 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5491 Firmware<1.18.0
Dell Vostro 5491 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5501 Firmware<1.10.0
Dell Vostro 5501 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5502 Firmware<1.8.0
Dell Vostro 5502 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5510 Firmware<2.6.1
Dell Vostro 5510 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5590 Firmware<1.16.1
Dell Vostro 5590 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5591 Firmware<1.18.0
Dell Vostro 5591 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5880 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Vostro 5880 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5890 Firmware<1.4.0
Dell Vostro 5890 Firmware
Dell Vostro 7500 Firmware<1.11.0
Dell Vostro 7500 Firmware
Dell Vostro 15 7510 Firmware<1.4.0
Dell Vostro 15 7510
Dell Vostro 7590 Firmware<1.13.0
Dell Vostro 7590 Firmware
Dell XPS 7390 2-in-1 Firmware<1.11.0
Dell XPS 7390
Dell XPS 13 Firmware<1.11.0
Dell XPS 7390
Dell XPS 13 9300 Firmware<1.8.0
Dell XPS 13
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9310 Firmware<3.4.0
Dell XPS 13 9310 Firmware
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9310 Firmware<2.7.0
Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell XPS 9380 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell XPS 13
Dell XPS 9500 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell XPS 15 9500
Dell XPS 15 9510 Firmware<1.7.0
Dell XPS 15 9510 Firmware
Dell XPS 17 9700 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell XPS 17 9700 Firmware
Dell XPS 17 9710 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell XPS 17 9710 Firmware
Dell XPS 15 7590 Firmware<1.13.0
Dell XPS 15 7590
Dell XPS 8940 Firmware<2.3.0
Dell XPS 8940
Dell XPS 9305 Firmware<1.3.0
Dell XPS 9305 Firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-22566?

    CVE-2022-22566 has a severity rating of high, as it allows an authenticated attacker with physical access to execute arbitrary code.

  • How do I fix CVE-2022-22566?

    To mitigate CVE-2022-22566, users should upgrade the affected Dell firmware to the latest version available from Dell's support site.

  • Which Dell devices are affected by CVE-2022-22566?

    CVE-2022-22566 affects multiple Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms, including specific models of Alienware, Inspiron, Latitude, and Precision.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2022-22566 if exploited?

    If successfully exploited, CVE-2022-22566 can allow an attacker to gain control over the affected device and execute arbitrary code.

  • Is physical access required to exploit CVE-2022-22566?

    Yes, successful exploitation of CVE-2022-22566 requires physical access to the affected system.

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