Uncontrolled resource consumption in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, 3.5.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, contains an "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability" in authentication component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to uncontrolled resource consumption by creating permanent home directories for unauthenticated users.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-24574
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5c48-7h6p-5x58
References
More Dell Enterprise Sonic Distribution vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-15766 Improper input validation in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-30733 OS command injection in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-30731 OS command injection in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-30732 Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, version(s) 4.1.x, 4.2.x, contain(s) a Missing Critical Step in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17145 Sensitive information in log files in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2022-15323 Hard-coded credentials in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-24574 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-24574 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5c48-7h6p-5x58 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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