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CVE-2022-34390
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2022-10-12 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-457
Description
Dell BIOS contains a use of uninitialized variable vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.
Affected products
- Dell Alienware Area-51 R4 Firmware: before 2.0.6 — fixed in 2.0.6
- Dell Alienware Area-51 R5 Firmware: before 2.0.6 — fixed in 2.0.6
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell Alienware Area-51 R4 Firmware 2.0.6; Dell Alienware Area-51 R5 Firmware 2.0.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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