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Dell's security flaw affects millions of the company's devices
SentinelLabs recently found five security flaws in Dell's dbutil_2_3.sys firmware update driver, affecting millions of the company’s laptops, tablets, and notebooks.
The faulty firmware driver is responsible for updates through the Dell BIOS Utility and has come pre-installed on most Dell machines running Windows since 2009.
"This driver file may have been installed on your Dell Windows operating system when you used firmware update utility packages, Dell Command Update, Dell Update, Alienware Update, Dell System Inventory Agent, or Dell Platform Tags, including when using any Dell notification solution to update drivers, BIOS, or firmware for your system," Dell stated.
SentinelLabs recently found five security flaws in Dell's dbutil_2_3.sys firmware update driver, affecting millions of the company’s laptops, tablets, and notebooks.
The faulty firmware driver is responsible for updates through the Dell BIOS Utility and has come pre-installed on most Dell machines running Windows since 2009.
"This driver file may have been installed on your Dell Windows operating system when you used firmware update utility packages, Dell Command Update, Dell Update, Alienware Update, Dell System Inventory Agent, or Dell Platform Tags, including when using any Dell notification solution to update drivers, BIOS, or firmware for your system," Dell stated.