SB2023092943 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Data Protection Central
Published: September 29, 2023 Updated: January 9, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 48 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31436)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the qfq_change_class() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c when handling the MTU value provided to the QFQ Scheduler. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2650)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when processing OCSP, PKCS7/SMIME, CMS, CMP/CRMF or TS subsystems with no message size limit. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26555)
The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within praecis_parse() function in ntpd/refclock_palisade.c. An attacker with physical proximity to device can trigger an out-of-bounds write error by manipulating the GPS receiver and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
4) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2828)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can cause the amount of memory used by a named resolver to go well beyond the configured max-cache-size limit. The effectiveness of the attack depends on a number of factors (e.g. query load, query patterns), but since the default value of the max-cache-size statement is 90%, in the worst case the attacker can exhaust all available memory on the host running named, leading to a denial-of-service condition.
5) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28466)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition caused by a missing lock_sock call within the do_tls_getsockopt() function in net/tls/tls_main.c. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
6) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2953)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the ber_memalloc_x() function. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
7) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3090)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ipvlan network driver in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
8) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31084)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c when a task is in !TASK_RUNNING. A local user can trigger a deadlock and crash the kernel.
9) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3111)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the prepare_to_relocate() function in fs/btrfs/relocation.c in btrfs in the Linux Kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
10) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3138)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within src/InitExt.c in libX11. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
11) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3141)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the r592_remove() function of drivers/memstick/host/r592.c in media access in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.
12) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31484)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing verification of the TLS certificate when downloading distributions. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack and trick the application into downloading a malicious file.
13) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2513)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the extra inode size for extended attributes. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.
14) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3159)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the outbound_phy_packet_callback() function in driver/firewire in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
15) Incorrect calculation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3161)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect calculation in the Framebuffer Console (fbcon) in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
16) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32001)
The vulnerability allows a local users to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when calling fopen() on STS and/or alt-svc data to files. A local user can create or rename directory entries in the directory the victim saves their files and abuse the symbolic link behavior to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
17) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32269)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in net/netrom/af_netrom.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the system has netrom routing configured or the attacker must have the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
18) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3268)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the relay_file_read_start_pos() function in kernel/relay.c in the relayfs. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the kernel.
19) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3358)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel's Integrated Sensor Hub (ISH) driver. A local user and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
20) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3446)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the DH_check(), DH_check_ex() and EVP_PKEY_param_check() function when processing a DH key or DH parameters. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
21) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34969)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the dbus-daemon when sending a reply message from the "bus driver". If a local privileged user (e.g. root) is using the org.freedesktop.DBus.Monitoring interface to monitor message bus traffic, another unprivileged user with the ability to connect to the same dbus-daemon can force the service to send an unreplyable message and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
22) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35824)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the dm1105_remove() function in drivers/media/pci/dm1105/dm1105.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
23) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38408)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of an insecure search path within the PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a malicious SSH server and execute arbitrary code on the system, if an agent is forwarded to an attacker-controlled system.
Note, this vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for #VU2015 (CVE-2016-10009).
24) PHP file inclusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2603)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect input validation when including PHP files in web/ajax/modal.php. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected application, include and execute arbitrary PHP code on the system with privileges of the web server.
25) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2269)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack (DoS).
The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
26) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1079)
The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the asus_kbd_backlight_set() function when plugging in a malicious USB device. An attacker with physical access to the system can inject a malicious USB device, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code.
27) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-4559)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The
vulnerability exists due to improper validation of filenames in the
tarfile module in Python. A remote attacker can
create a specially crafted archive with symbolic links inside or
filenames that contain directory traversal characters (e.g. "..") and
overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
28) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3566)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the tcp_getsockopt() and tcp_setsockopt() functions in net/ipv4/tcp.c, do_ipv6_setsockopt() function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c, and tcp_v6_connect() function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
29) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45154)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exist due to iSCSI passwords are stored in clear text in supportconfig archive. A local user can view the archive and extract iSCSI passwords from it.
30) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45884)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c in Linux kernel related to dvb_register_device() function dynamically allocating fops. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
31) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45885)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
32) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45886)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
33) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45887)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and crash the kernel.
34) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45919)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
35) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1077)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the pick_next_rt_entity() function pick_next_rt_entity(). A local user can trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
36) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1249)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the core dump subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.
37) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22049)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Libraries component in Oracle GraalVM for JDK. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate data.
38) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1380)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Broadcom Full MAC Wi-Fi driver (brcmfmac.ko). A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of kernel memory on the system.
39) Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1637)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due speculative execution behavior in the Linux kernel X86 CPU Power management options functionality. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
40) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2002)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions check in the Bluetooth subsystem when handling ioctl system calls of HCI sockets. A local user can acquire a trusted socket, leading to unauthorized execution of management commands.
41) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20867)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the vgauth module. An attacker who compromised the ESXi host can bypass authentication process and execute privileged commands across Windows, Linux, and PhotonOS (vCenter) guest VMs without authentication of guest credentials from a compromised ESXi host and no default logging on guest VMs.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the UNC3886 APT actor.
42) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2176)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the compare_netdev_and_ip() function in drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c in RDMA in the Linux Kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
43) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2194)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Linux kernel's SLIMpro I2C device driver. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
44) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22006)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Networking component in Oracle GraalVM for JDK. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate data.
45) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22036)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Utility component in Oracle GraalVM for JDK. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.
46) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22041)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Hotspot component in Oracle GraalVM for JDK. A local non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.
47) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22044)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Hotspot component in Oracle GraalVM for JDK. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.
48) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22045)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Hotspot component in Oracle GraalVM for JDK. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.
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