CVE-2024-42424 Information disclosure in Dell Precision Rack BIOS
A local high-privileged attacker can exploit improper input validation in Dell Precision Rack BIOS to disclose sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42424?
CVE-2024-42424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Precision Rack BIOS, published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell Precision Rack, 14G Intel BIOS versions prior to 2.22.2, contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42424?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dell 7920 Xl Rack Firmware, Dell Precision 7920 Rack Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42424?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-42424 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42424 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6fx3-92c8-8qcg.