Denial of Service Vulnerability in Dell System Update Software

CVE-2021-21529

Summary

Dell System Update (DSU) versions 1.9 and earlier are prone to a denial of service vulnerability. This issue allows a local authenticated user with low privileges to exploit the vulnerability, leading to excessive memory consumption by initiating multiple instances of the application. As a result, the affected system could become unresponsive, significantly impacting the operations reliant on the software. Users should ensure they are running a patched version to mitigate this risk.

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