PT-2022-22158 · Dell · Dell Client Bios

Yngweijw · CVE-2022-34391 · Published 2022-10-12 · Updated 2022-10-13

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dell Client BIOS versions prior to the remediated version

Description The issue is related to improper input validation, which could be exploited by a local authenticated malicious user. This exploitation could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution in SMRAM by using a System Management Interrupt (SMI).

Recommendations For versions prior to the remediated version, update to the remediated version to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to SMI handlers to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-34391

Affected Products

Dell Client Bios

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34391 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34391 · Vendor Advisory
• https://dell.com/support/kbdoc/000203882 · Vendor Advisory