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Article Number: 000154653


DSN-2019-002 TSX Asynchronous Abort (TAA) CVE-2019-11135: Impact on Dell Data Protection and Storage Products

Summary: TSX Asynchronous Abort (TAA) CVE-2019-11135: Impact on Dell Data Protection and Storage Products

Article Content


Security Article Type

Security KB

CVE Identifier

CVE-2019-11135

Issue Summary

On November 12, 2019, Intel shared information about a new mechanism similar to Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS), seen as Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) Asynchronous Abort (TAA). This mechanism affects CPUs that support TSX and the mitigations include additional means to clear buffers in software or disable TSX for those customers who do not use this functionality.

Dell is working closely with Intel to release security updates to address this vulnerability and help customers ensure the security of the data and systems.

Dell urges customers to review this article for its impact on Dell Data Protection and Storage products.

For information about other Dell products, see:  

Details

Dell is assessing the impact across Storage and Data Protection. This article is updated with the remediation status for any Dell product that these vulnerabilities impact.
 

Product Supported Versions Details
Integrated Data Protection Appliance  2.4, 2.3, 2.2, 2.1, and 2.0 DSA-2020-078
Unity All Not Impacted
Vblock RCM 6.0.x, 6.5.x, and 6.7.x Not Impacted
VPLEX All Not Impacted
VxBlock RCM 6.0.x, 6.5.x, and 6.7.x Not Impacted
VxRail ESXi 6.7 EP13/VC 6.7 U3a

ESXi 6.5 EP17 /VC 6.5 U3d

ESXi 6.0 EP22
 
DSA-2020-137

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Affected Product

Product Security Information

Product

Avamar, Integrated Data Protection Appliance Family, Product Security Information, Dell EMC Unity Family, VPLEX Series, VxRack SDDC, VxRail Appliance Family

Last Published Date

10 Jan 2024

Version

6

Article Type

Security KB