Improper finite state machines in hardware logic in Dell Precision Tower

1) Improper finite state machines in hardware logic

EUVDB-ID: #VU101936

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21853

CWE-ID: CWE-1245 - Improper Finite State Machines (FSMs) in Hardware Logic

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in hardware logic. A local unprivileged user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Precision 7960 Tower: before 2.2.9

Precision 5860 Tower: before 2.2.9

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_7960_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_5860_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/nl-nl/000226605/dsa-2024-298

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.