Millions of Dell PCs dating more than a decade are potentially affected by a safety flaw leaving vulnerable to cybertacks, according to a new report from the Sentinellabs Security Research Society. Dell has published a security patch to meet vulnerability, availability of dozens of systems from inspiron to its latest XPS machines.
The show revolves around a firmware update driver found on different Dell desktop, tablets and computer computers, depending on the new report. The security company indicates that “hundreds of millions of millions of millions of Dell computers published since 2009 can contain this risky driver, which has” five high severity defects “discussed by the newly published safety fix.
It is said that the question affects “most” of Dell’s Windows machines published since 2009 – Although, despite the duration of this vulnerability, the cabinet says there is no evidence that it has been exploited in nature. Dell was notified of the issue in December 2020, which gave it time to get a ready security fix before the news of the problem went.
Although Sentinellabs shared the technical details on this vulnerability, it is stated that it will not publish its proof of concept before June 1, first giving the time of owners of PC Dell first. The driver is installed when the user updates the firmware from their computer; Dell details that is at risk, as well as other FAQs, in its own advice.
If you have a Dell laptop, you should direct yourself to the security security update of DSA-2021-088 and scan the list of compatible systems to determine if you can install the security patch. Hundreds of Dell PC models are listed, including new machines such as XPS 13 and 15.
