low
3.8
CWE
788 125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2024-0173

First published: Wed Mar 13 2024(Updated: )

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an improper parameter initialization vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read the contents of non-SMM stack memory.

Credit: security_alert@emc.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS
Dell Precision Rack BIOS
All of
Dell PowerEdge r660 firmware<2.0.0
Dell PowerEdge r660 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r760 firmware<2.0.0
Dell PowerEdge r760
All of
Dell PowerEdge c6620 firmware<2.0.0
Dell PowerEdge c6620 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge mx760c firmware<2.0.0
Dell PowerEdge mx760c firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r860 firmware<1.8.0
Dell PowerEdge r860 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r960 firmware<1.8.0
Dell PowerEdge R960
All of
Dell PowerEdge hs5610<2.0.0
Dell PowerEdge hs5610
All of
Dell PowerEdge hs5620 firmware<2.0.0
Dell PowerEdge hs5620 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r660xs firmware<2.0.0
Dell PowerEdge r660xs
All of
Dell PowerEdge R760xs firmware<2.0.0
Dell PowerEdge R760xs firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r760xd2<2.0.0
Dell PowerEdge r760xd2 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge t560 firmware<2.0.0
Dell PowerEdge t560 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r760xa firmware<2.0.0
Dell PowerEdge r760xa firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge xe9680 firmware<1.8.0
Dell PowerEdge xe9680
All of
Dell PowerEdge xr5610 firmware<1.8.0
Dell PowerEdge xr5610 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge xr8610t firmware<1.8.0
Dell PowerEdge XR8610T
All of
Dell PowerEdge XR8620T Firmware<1.8.0
Dell PowerEdge XR8620T Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge XR7620 Firmware<1.8.0
Dell PowerEdge XR7620 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge xe8640<1.8.0
Dell PowerEdge xe8640 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge xe9640 firmware<1.8.0
Dell PowerEdge xe9640 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r6615 firmware<1.7.2
Dell PowerEdge R6615
All of
Dell PowerEdge R7615 Firmware<1.7.2
Dell PowerEdge R7615 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r6625<1.7.2
Dell PowerEdge r6625
All of
Dell PowerEdge r7625 firmware<1.7.2
Dell PowerEdge r7625 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge c6615<1.2.3
Dell PowerEdge c6615 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r650 firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge R650
All of
Dell PowerEdge R750 Firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge R750
All of
Dell PowerEdge R750XA Firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge R750xa
All of
Dell PowerEdge c6520 firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge C6520
All of
Dell MX750c Firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge mx750c firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r550 firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge R550
All of
Dell PowerEdge R450 Firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge R450 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r650xs firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge R650
All of
Dell PowerEdge R750xs firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge R750xs firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge T550 Firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge t550 firmware
All of
Dell XR11 Firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge XR11 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge XR12 Firmware<1.13.2
Dell PowerEdge XR12 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge XR4510C Firmware<1.14.1
Dell PowerEdge XR4510C Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge xr4520c firmware<1.14.1
Dell PowerEdge xr4520c firmware
All of
Dell T150 Firmware<1.9.1
Dell PowerEdge t150
All of
Dell PowerEdge T350 Firmware<1.9.1
Dell T350
All of
Dell PowerEdge R250 Firmware<1.9.1
Dell PowerEdge R250
All of
Dell PowerEdge R350 Firmware<1.9.1
Dell PowerEdge R350 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r6515 firmware<2.14.1
Dell PowerEdge r6515 firmware
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Dell PowerEdge r6525 firmware<2.14.1
Dell PowerEdge r6525 firmware
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Dell PowerEdge r7515 firmware<2.14.1
Dell PowerEdge r7515
All of
Dell PowerEdge r7525 firmware<2.14.1
Dell PowerEdge r7525 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge c6525<2.14.1
Dell PowerEdge c6525 firmware
All of
Dell XE8545 Firmware<2.14.1
Dell PowerEdge xe8545 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge R740 Firmware<2.21.2
Dell PowerEdge R740 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge R740xd Firmware<2.21.2
Dell PowerEdge R740xd2
All of
Dell PowerEdge R640 Firmware<2.21.2
Dell PowerEdge R640 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r940 firmware<2.21.2
Dell PowerEdge R940xa Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge R540 Firmware<2.21.1
Dell PowerEdge R540 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge r440 firmware<2.21.1
Dell PowerEdge R440
All of
Dell PowerEdge T440 Firmware<2.21.1
Dell PowerEdge T440 Firmware
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Dell PowerEdge XR2 Firmware<2.21.1
Dell PowerEdge XR2 Firmware
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Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 Firmware<2.21.1
Dell PowerEdge R740xd2
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Dell PowerEdge R840 Firmware<2.21.0
Dell PowerEdge R840 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge R940xa<2.21.0
Dell PowerEdge R940xa
All of
Dell PowerEdge T640 Firmware<2.21.0
Dell PowerEdge T640
All of
Dell PowerEdge c6420 firmware<2.21.0
Dell PowerEdge C6420
All of
Dell PowerEdge FC640<2.21.0
Dell PowerEdge FC640
All of
Dell PowerEdge m640p Firmware<2.21.0
Dell PowerEdge m640 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge m640 (PE VRTX) Firmware<2.21.0
Dell PowerEdge m640
All of
Dell PowerEdge MX740c firmware<2.21.0
Dell PowerEdge MX740c
All of
Dell PowerEdge mx840c firmware<2.21.0
Dell PowerEdge MX840c
All of
Dell PowerEdge c4140 firmware<2.21.1
Dell PowerEdge c4140
All of
Dell DSS 8440 Firmware<2.21.0
Dell DSS 8440 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge xe2420 firmware<2.21.1
Dell PowerEdge XE2420 Firmware
All of
Dell XE7420 Firmware<2.21.0
Dell PowerEdge xe7420 firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge xe7440 firmware<2.21.0
Dell PowerEdge xe7440
All of
Dell PowerEdge T140 Firmware<2.16.0
Dell PowerEdge T140 Firmware
All of
Dell T340 Firmware<2.16.0
Dell PowerEdge T340 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge R240 Firmware<2.16.0
Dell PowerEdge R240 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge R340 Firmware<2.16.0
Dell PowerEdge R340 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge R730 Firmware<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge R730 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge R730xd Firmware<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge R730xd Firmware
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Dell PowerEdge R630 Firmware<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge R630
All of
Dell PowerEdge C4130<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge C4130
All of
Dell PowerEdge r930 firmware<2.14.0
Dell PowerEdge R930
All of
Dell PowerEdge m630 (PE VRTX) Firmware<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge M630p
All of
Dell PowerEdge m630 (PE VRTX) Firmware<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge m630
All of
Dell PowerEdge FC630<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge FC630
All of
Dell PowerEdge FC430<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge FC430
All of
Dell PowerEdge m830 (pe vrtx) firmware<2.19.0
Dell M830
All of
Dell PowerEdge m830 (pe vrtx) firmware<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge m830 (PE VRTX)
All of
Dell PowerEdge FC830<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge FC830
All of
Dell PowerEdge t630 firmware<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge T630
All of
Dell PowerEdge r530 firmware<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge R530
All of
Dell PowerEdge R430 Firmware<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge R430 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge T430 Firmware<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge T430 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge R830<1.19.0
Dell PowerEdge R830
All of
Dell PowerEdge C6320 Firmware<2.19.0
Dell PowerEdge C6320
All of
Dell T130 Firmware<2.20.0
Dell PowerEdge T130
All of
Dell PowerEdge r230 firmware<2.20.0
Dell PowerEdge r230
All of
Dell PowerEdge T330 Firmware<2.20.0
Dell PowerEdge T330 Firmware
All of
Dell PowerEdge R330 Firmware<2.20.0
Dell PowerEdge R330 Firmware
All of
Dell NX3240 Firmware<2.21.2
Dell NX3240 Firmware
All of
Dell NX3340 Firmware<2.21.2
Dell NX3340 Firmware
All of
Dell Storage Nx3230 Firmware<2.19.0
Dell NX3230 Firmware
All of
Dell NX3330<2.19.0
Dell NX3330 Firmware
All of
Dell Storage Nx430 Firmware<2.20.0
Dell NX430 Firmware
All of
Dell EMC NX440 Firmware<2.16.0
Dell nx440 firmware
All of
Dell XC Series XC660<2.0.0
Dell XC Series XC660
All of
Dell XC Core XC760<2.0.0
Dell XC Core XC760 Firmware
All of
Dell XC Core XC7625 Firmware<1.7.2
Dell XC Core XC7625 Firmware
All of
Dell EMC XC Core XC450 Firmware<1.13.2
Dell EMC XC Core XC450 Firmware
All of
Dell EMC XC Core XC650 Firmware<1.13.2
Dell EMC XC650
All of
Dell EMC XC Series XC750<1.13.2
Dell EMC XC Series XC750
All of
Dell EMC XC Core XC750XA<1.13.2
Dell EMC XC Core XC750XA
All of
Dell EMC XC Core XC6520 Firmware<1.13.2
Dell EMC XC Core XC6520 Firmware
All of
Dell EMC XC Core XC7525 Firmware<2.14.1
Dell EMC XC Core XC7525 Firmware
All of
Dell EMC XC Core 6420 System Firmware<2.21.0
Dell EMC XC Core 6420 System
All of
Dell EMC XC Core XC640 System<2.21.2
Dell EMC XC Core XC640 System
All of
Dell EMC XC Core XC740XD System<2.21.2
Dell EMC XC Core XC740XD System
All of
Dell EMC XC Core XC740XD2 Firmware<2.21.1
Dell EMC XC Core XC740XD2 Firmware
All of
Dell EMC XC Core XC940 System<2.21.2
Dell EMC XC Core XC940 System
All of
Dell EMC XC Core XCX-R2<2.21.1
Dell EMC XC Core XCX-R2
All of
Dell XC6320<2.19.0
Dell XC6320 Firmware
All of
Dell XC430 Firmware<2.19.0
Dell XC430 Firmware
All of
Dell XC630 Firmware<2.19.0
Dell XC630 Firmware
All of
Dell XC730 Firmware<2.19.0
Dell XC730 Firmware
All of
Dell XC730xd Firmware<2.19.0
Dell XC730xd Firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-0173?

    CVE-2024-0173 is considered a low severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-0173?

    To mitigate CVE-2024-0173, users should apply the latest firmware updates for affected Dell PowerEdge Server and Dell Precision Rack BIOS.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2024-0173?

    CVE-2024-0173 affects Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS across multiple firmware versions.

  • Can CVE-2024-0173 be exploited remotely?

    No, CVE-2024-0173 requires local access for exploitation.

  • What kind of data could be compromised by CVE-2024-0173?

    CVE-2024-0173 could allow an attacker to read the contents of non-SMM stack memory.

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