Medium severity · published Sep 12, 2022
CVE-2022-31222
Dell BIOS versions contain a Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability
4.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell BIOS versions contain a Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability. A local authenticated administrator user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by consuming excess memory in order to cause the application to crash.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
C3
Chengming 3900 Firmware · Dell
before 1.1.66 · source: NVD
I1
Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 Firmware · Dell
before 1.2.0 · source: NVD
I1
Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 Firmware · Dell
before 1.2.0 · source: NVD
I3
Inspiron 3910 Firmware · Dell
before 1.1.66 · source: NVD
I5
Inspiron 5320 Firmware · Dell
before 1.1.0 · source: NVD
I5
Inspiron 5420 Firmware · Dell
before 1.4.1 · source: NVD
I5
Inspiron 5620 Firmware · Dell
before 1.4.1 · source: NVD
I7
Inspiron 7420 Firmware · Dell
before 1.3.0 · source: NVD
I7
Inspiron 7620 Firmware · Dell
before 1.3.0 · source: NVD
O3
Optiplex 3000 Firmware · Dell
before 1.1.66 · source: NVD
O3
Optiplex 3000 Thin Client Firmware · Dell
before 1.0.7 · source: NVD
O5
Optiplex 5000 Firmware · Dell
before 1.3.62 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31222
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31222
Patch
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000202196
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