Dell EMC Unity OE 5.0.2.0.5.009

EMC has released new upgrade file for Unity family (5.0.2.0.5.009) but I couldn’t find Release Notes link till now. Seems, the upgrade file is contains some minor fixes and security fixes as well. (Now I know that some issues were major!)

Dell EMC Unity OE 5.0.2.0.5.009

The file size is as big as previous releases, but as I know, the below security issues have been fixed on this release. (Thanks to “derWolle“, I don’t know him but he has read the post and sent me the link of release notes: https://support.emc.com/docu97010_Dell-EMC-Unity-Family-5.0.2.0.5.009-Release-Notes.pdf?language=en_US

Seems, there is new feature and important fixes:

  • Initially Configuring your Unity syste: When initially configuring your system, you will need to reset the default password whether you are using the Unisphere UI, REST API, SMI-S, Service Commands, or CLI.
  • Support for new Power Supply Unit (PSU): Unity Operating Environment 5.0.2.0.5.009 contains updated firmware to support the new PSU part number 071-000-208-XX.

The below security issues have been addressed and 21 technical issue which opened from previous releases have been fixed:

  • bzip2
    • CVE-2016-3189
    • CVE-2019-12900               
  • curl
    • CVE-2019-5482
  • glib2
    • CVE-2019-13012
  • libgcrypt
    • CVE-2019-13627
  • Mozilla-nss, libfreebl3, libsoftokn3  
    • CVE-2019-9811
    • CVE-2019-11709
    • CVE-2019-11711
    • CVE-2019-11712
    • CVE-2019-11713
    • CVE-2019-11715
    • CVE-2019-11717
    • CVE-2019-11719
    • CVE-2019-11729
    • CVE-2019-11730
  • perl
    • CVE-2018-18311
  • polkit
    • CVE-2019-6133
  • python
    • CVE-2018-20852
    • CVE-2019-9636
    • CVE-2019-10160 

Further Reading

Dell EMC Unity OE 5.0.1.0.5.011

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3 Responses

  1. Fabian says:

    Where can Community License user download the new version which contains security fixes?

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