CVE-2022-34409
Description
Dell PowerEdge BIOS and Dell Precision BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local malicious user with high Privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary code execution or cause denial of service.
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A local privileged attacker can exploit improper SMM buffer verification in Dell PowerEdge/Precision BIOS to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.
Vulnerability
An improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability exists in Dell PowerEdge BIOS and Dell Precision BIOS. A local malicious user with high privileges may exploit this vulnerability. The affected versions are not explicitly listed in the available reference [1].
Exploitation
An attacker must have local access and high privileges (e.g., administrator or root). The exploitation involves manipulating SMM communication buffers. No further technical details are provided in the reference [1].
Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution within the System Management Mode (SMM) or cause a denial of service [1].
Mitigation
Dell has published advisory DSA-2022-204 [1]. The specific fixed BIOS versions are not disclosed. Users should refer to the advisory and apply the latest BIOS updates from Dell's support site.
AI Insight generated on May 25, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
3- Range: 14G,15G
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
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