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CVE-2024-37133

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-07-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 9.4.0.18 / 9.5.1.0 or later.
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability. A local high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized gain of root-level access.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability allowing a local high-privileged attacker to escalate privileges and gain unauthorized root-level access.

MitigationApply the vendor-provided security patch for CVE-2024-37133 to Dell PowerScale OneFS. Ensure the patch is validated in a staging environment before production deployment.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Powerscale OnefsApplication
Affected:= 9.8.0.0>= 8.2.2, < 9.4.0.18>= 9.5.0.0, < 9.5.1.0>= 9.6.0, < 9.7.1.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed PowerScale OneFS version
    Use the OneFS CLI command to retrieve the system version (for example, 'isi version' or 'isi status' from the cluster shell, or check via the web admin interface under System > Settings > About)
    Affected if The version output matches any of these ranges: = 9.8.0.0; >= 8.2.2 and < 9.4.0.18; >= 9.5.0.0 and < 9.5.1.0; >= 9.6.0 and < 9.7.1.0
  2. Confirm local high-privileged user access
    Review local user accounts with elevated privileges on the OneFS system (using 'isi auth' commands or the user management interface in the web UI)
    Affected if Local high-privileged accounts exist on the system, which could potentially exploit this privilege escalation vulnerability
  3. Cross-reference version against safe releases
    Compare the installed version to known safe versions: 9.4.0.18 and above (but below 9.8.0.0), or versions outside the affected ranges
    Affected if The version falls within the affected ranges and is not one of the patched releases

The system is affected by CVE-2024-37133 if it runs a PowerScale OneFS version matching the affected ranges and has local high-privileged accounts present.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 9.4.0.18 / 9.5.1.0 / 9.7.1.0 or later
Fixed in 9.4.0.189.5.1.09.7.1.0
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor-provided security patch for CVE-2024-37133 to Dell PowerScale OneFS. Ensure the patch is validated in a staging environment before production deployment.

Recommended fix High confidence

9.4.0.18 (for 9.4.x line), 9.5.1.0 (for 9.5.x line), 9.7.1.0 (for 9.6.x-9.7.x line), or 9.8.0.1 or later (for 9.8.x line)

  1. Identify current PowerScale OneFS version using 'isi version' or through the OneFS web UI under Cluster > Overview
  2. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade process
  3. Back up cluster configuration and critical data before proceeding
  4. Download the appropriate Dell PowerScale OneFS iso/image for the target fixed version
  5. Follow Dell's standard OneFS upgrade procedure: mount the iso, run 'isi upgrade' command or use the OneFS web UI upgrade wizard
  6. Verify the upgrade completed successfully using 'isi version'
  7. Confirm the vulnerability is resolved
Caveat Review Dell PowerScale OneFS release notes for the target version to check for any feature changes or known issues that may impact existing workflows

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Powerscale Onefs Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,840
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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