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CVE-2023-4162 - Segmentation fault in Brocade Fabric OS after Brocade Fabric OS v9.0

Brocade Security Advisory ID

BSA-2023-2367

Component

CLI

Summary

A segmentation fault can occur in Brocade Fabric OS after Brocade Fabric OS v9.0 and before Brocade Fabric OS v9.2.0a through the passwdcfg command.
This could allow an authenticated privileged user local user to crash a Brocade Fabric OS swith using the cli “passwdcfg --set -expire -minDiff“.

Note:
• The --mindiff option was added in Brocade Fabric OS v9.0.
• Only Brocade Fabric OS v9.x are affected

Products Affected

Brocade Fabric OS after Brocade Fabric OS v9.0 and before Brocade Fabric OS v9.2.0a

Products Confirmed Not Affected

Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS v9.0 are not affected.

Solution

The security update is provided in Brocade Fabric OS v9.2.0a

Credit

The issue was discovered during internal penetration testing.

Revision History

Version

Change

Date

1.0

Initial Publication

August 29, 2023

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