# CVE-2024-38304: Information disclosure in PowerEdge Platform

> A local low-privileged attacker can exploit a buffer over-read in Dell PowerEdge BIOS to disclose sensitive memory information.

- **Severity:** Low 3.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 29 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f24r-9c3w-mjj9

## What is CVE-2024-38304?

CVE-2024-38304 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerEdge Platform, published on 29 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell PowerEdge Platform, 14G Intel BIOS version(s) prior to 2.22.x, contains an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-788 (Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38304?

It affects 31 products.


Products: Dell Dss 8440 Firmware, Dell Emc Storage Nx3240 Firmware, Dell Emc Storage Nx3340 Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core 6420 System Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xc640 System Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xc740xd2 Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xc740xd System Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xc940 System Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xcxr2 Firmware, Dell Poweredge C4140 Firmware, Dell Poweredge C6420 Firmware, Dell Poweredge Fc640 Firmware, Dell Poweredge M640 \(For Pe Vrtx\) Firmware, Dell Poweredge M640 Firmware, Dell Poweredge Mx740c Firmware, Dell Poweredge Mx840c Firmware, Dell Poweredge R440 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R540 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R640 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R740 Firmware and 11 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-38304?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-38304 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerEdge Platform

- [CVE-2023-32460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32460/): Privilege escalation in PowerEdge Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-0172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0172/): Privilege escalation in PowerEdge Platform (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2024-0161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0161/): Privilege escalation in PowerEdge Platform (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-25537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25537/): Memory corruption in PowerEdge Platform (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-38303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38303/): Information disclosure in PowerEdge Platform (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38304 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-38304 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerEdge Platform, published on 29 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerEdge Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38304/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38304/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38304
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38304
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38304

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38304/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.