CVE-2024-0161

HIGH

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS - Arbitrary SMRAM Write via Improper SMM Communication Buffer Verification

Title source: llm

Description

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to arbitrary writes to SMRAM.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000222979/dsa-2024-006-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-bios-for-an-improper-smm-communication-buffer-verification-vulnerability

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 10.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (50)

dell/dss_8440_firmware < 2.21.0

dell/emc_storage_nx3240_firmware < 2.21.2

dell/emc_storage_nx3340_firmware < 2.21.2

dell/emc_xc_core_6420_firmware < 2.21.0

dell/emc_xc_core_xc450_firmware < 1.13.2

dell/emc_xc_core_xc640_firmware < 2.21.2

dell/emc_xc_core_xc650_firmware < 1.13.2

dell/emc_xc_core_xc6520_firmware < 1.13.2

dell/emc_xc_core_xc740xd2_firmware < 2.21.1

dell/emc_xc_core_xc740xd_firmware < 2.21.2

... and 40 more

Published Mar 13, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026