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#Dell update utility install#
#Dell update utility update#
#Dell update utility driver#

#Dell update utility driver#

The researchers who investigated the flawed driver found a number of problems with it, starting with the fact that any user, whether an administrator or not, could issue low-level configuration commands to the driver itself.

#Dell update utility update#

If you can’t yet do step 2, remember to repeat step 1 every time that you run the old firmware updater, in case the update process itself quietly reinstalls the old driver.

Update the Dell firmware update utility, assuming that an update is available.

Get rid of the old dbutil_2_3.sys driver, either by hand or using Dell’s dedicated tool-with-a-very-long-name.

In other words (and although this sounds tricky, it’s more a question of fuss than complexity): Updated firmware updaters are available right now for Windows 10, but for earlier Windows versions (Dell still supports both Windows 8.1 and Windows 7, it seems), the update-to-the-updater will only be available “by 31 July 2021.”

#Dell update utility install#

Unfortunately, just removing the old driver is not enough on its own, because the old firmare update utility left behind on your computer may inadvertently reinstall the buggy driver, thus reintroducing the bug.Īccording to Dell, you also need to download and install an updated firmware update program that knows about and includes a patched version of the flawed dbutil_2_3.sys kernel module. If you are nervous about removing system files by hand, the company has published a download page with an automatic driver remover with the remarkable name of Dell-Security-Advisory-Update-DSA-2021-088_7PR57_WIN_1.0.0_A00.EXE. A further 195 model names are listed, including seven Alienware computers.ĭell has included instructions for manually removing the buggy kernel driver, which it says will be found in one of two places:Ĭ:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp\dbutil_2_3.sys Table B: End of Service Life Dell platforms.There are 381 model names here, including Dell brands such as Inspiron, Latitude, OptiPlex, Precision, Vostro. The bad news, however, is that the bugs seem to go all the way back to 2009, with the result that Dell’s official list of affected products stretches for pages and pages.ĭell’s documentation is split into two lists of devices that need updating: The good news, therefore, is that even though these bugs are dangerous, they don’t let cybercriminals break into your network in the first place, and they’ve now been fixed.