Dell patches 12-year-old vulnerability that affects millions of PCs
(Windows Phone Central)

A vulnerability that`s been around since 2009 has been patched by Dell. What you need to know A 12-year-old vulnerability was discovered in Dell computers and flagged up to the company. It`s estimated that hundreds of millions of devices have the vulnerability. Dell has released a security update to address the vulnerability. Hundreds of millions of Dell computers could have a vulnerability, according to a security report by SentinelLabs. Five high severity flaws were found in Dell`s firmware update driver. These flaws impact Dell laptops, desktops, notebooks, and tablets. SentinelLabs states that hundreds of millions of Dell devices with the vulnerability have been released since 2009. Dell has released a security update to address the vulnerability. The flaws in the firmware update are all assigned one Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) number, but SentinelLabs breaks them down into five flaws: CVE-2021-21551: Local Elevation Of Privileges #1 – Memory corrupt...