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CVE-2023-24574

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, 3.5.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, contains an "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability" in authentication component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to uncontrolled resource consumption by creating permanent home directories for unauthenticated users.

Affected products

• Dell Enterprise SONiC OS: from 3.5.3 before 4.0.3 — fixed in 4.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell Enterprise SONiC OS 4.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000208165/dsa-2023-039-dell-emc-enterprise-sonic-security-update-for-an-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-vulnerability
• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000208165/dsa-2023-039-dell-emc-enterprise-sonic-security-update-for-an-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-vulnerability

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