BSA-2018-733
21371
29 October 2018
29 October 2018
Closed
High
7.1
Yes
CVE-2018-6440
Summary Security Advisory ID : BSA-2018-733 Component : Fabric OS Proxy Service Revision : 1.0: Initial
A vulnerability in the proxy service of Brocade Fabric OS versions could allow remote unauthenticated attackers to obtain sensitive information and possibly cause a denial of service.
Affected Products
Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d.
Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable
No other Brocade Fibre Channel technology products from Broadcom are currently known to be affected by this vulnerability.
Solution
Security updates for the issue described in this advisory are provided in Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) v8.2.1, v8.1.2f, v8.0.2f, v7.4.2d and later releases. The patch releases have been posted to the MyBrocade web portal.
Workarounds
Minimizing exposure to this vulnerability can be done by using firewall and ipfilter to limit access to switch to trusted hosts only.
Recommended Action
Brocade recommends that all customers running the impacted version(s) install the patch(es).
Credit
The vulnerability has been found through Penetration Testing.
Revision History
Version | Change | Date |
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1.0 | Initial Publication | October 29, 2018 |