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CVE-2024-38490

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 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: 2024-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Dell iDRAC Service Module version 5.3.0.0 and prior, contain a Out of bound Write Vulnerability. A privileged local attacker could execute arbitrary code potentially resulting in a denial of service event.

Affected products

• Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM): before 5.3.1.0 — fixed in 5.3.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM) 5.3.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000227444/dsa-2024-086-security-update-for-dell-idrac-service-module-for-memory-corruption-vulnerabilities

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