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Document Subtype: Security Bulletin Document ID: hpesbnw04185en_us Last Updated: 2024-06-24 Release Date: 2021-07-19 Document Version: 2 Potential Security Impact: Local: Bypass Security Restrictions, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS); Remote: Disclosure of Information, Execution of Arbitrary Commands Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPE Product Security Response Team VULNERABILITY SUMMARY Title AOS-CX Devices Multiple Vulnerabilities Note: Information originally published in hpe_aruba_networking_-_2021-013.txt Aruba Product Security Advisory Advisory ID: ARUBA-PSA-2021-013 CVE: CVE-2020-25705, CVE-2021-29143, CVE-2021-29148, CVE-2021-29149 Publication Date: 2021-July-13 Status: Confirmed Severity: High Revision: 1 Overview Aruba has released updates for wired switch products running AOS-CX that address multiple security vulnerabilities. Affected Products Aruba 8400/8360/8325/8320 switch series and Aruba 6400/6300/6200F switch series running the following version of the AOS-CX firmware: 10.04.xxxx - versions prior to 10.04.3070 10.05.xxxx - versions prior to 10.05.0070 10.06.xxxx - versions prior to 10.06.0110 10.07.xxxx - versions prior to 10.07.0001 Unaffected Products Any other Aruba products not listed above, including Aruba Intelligent Edge Switches and HPE OfficeConnect Switches are not affected by these vulnerabilities. Details SAD DNS Vulnerability (CVE-2020-25705) A flaw in the way reply ICMP packets are limited in the Linux kernel was found that allows for quick scanning of open UDP ports. This flaw allows an off-path remote user to effectively bypass source port UDP randomization. Please refer to https://www.saddns.net/ for more details. Internal references: ATLAX-25 Severity: High CVSSv3 Overall Score: 7.4 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Discovery: This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Keyu Man, Zhiyun Qian, Zhongjie Wang, Xiaofeng Zheng, Youjun Huang and Haixin Duan in Proceedings of ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS`20), November 9-13, 2020 Remote Code Execution Via External Storage (CVE-2021-29143) A vulnerability in AOS-CX devices that would allow a potential attacker with admin credentials to perform command injection. This requires an external storage device to be connected to the switch. A successful exploitation of the allows the attacker to execute commands as root on the operating system, allowing a complete system compromise. Internal references: ATLAX-19, ATLAX-29 Severity: High CVSSv3 Overall Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Discovery: This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Erik de Jong (bugcrowd.com/erikdejong) via Aruba's Bug Bounty Program. PHY Firmware Local Bypass Security Restrictions (CVE-2021-29149) A vulnerability was discovered for AOS-CX devices that would allow an attacker to bypass local security restrictions via physical layer updates from the ISP. This requires the attacker to have administrative credentials and access to the ISP providing the update. This will allow the attacker to overwrite the existing firmware of the AOS-CX device with a malicious version. Internal references: ATLAX-22 Severity: Medium CVSSv3 Overall Score: 6.6 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Discovery: This vulnerability was discovered and reported internally. Path-relative Stylesheet Import (PRSSI) (CVE-2021-29148) Due to the configuration of the web-based management interface, relative URLs within HTML pages may not specifically identify the right directory. It may allow unauthenticated attackers to potentially overwrite existing CSS paths and pass malicious CSS file references. This will potentially alter the displayed UI and direct victims to fraudulent sites. Internal references: ATLAX-20 Severity: Medium CVSSv3 Overall Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N Discovery: This vulnerability was discovered and reported internally. Workaround For CVE-2020-25705, ICMP packets can be disabled using "service ACLs" to implement blocking rules. Contact Aruba TAC for any configuration assistance. Exploitation and Public Discussion Aruba is not aware of any exploitation tools or techniques that leverage these specific vulnerabilities. References: CVE-2020-25705 - Remote disclosure of informaton CVE-2021-29143 - Remote execution of arbitrary commands CVE-2021-29149 - Local bypass security restrictions CVE-2021-29148 - Local cross-site scripting (XSS) SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed. Aruba 8400 Switch Series 10.04.xxxx - versions prior to 10.04.3070, 10.05.xxxx - versions prior to 10.05.0070, 10.06.xxxx - versions prior to 10.06.0110, 10.07.xxxx - versions prior to 10.07.0001 Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series 10.04.xxxx - versions prior to 10.04.3070, 10.05.xxxx - versions prior to 10.05.0070, 10.06.xxxx - versions prior to 10.06.0110, 10.07.xxxx - versions prior to 10.07.0001 Aruba 8325 Switch Series 10.04.xxxx - versions prior to 10.04.3070, 10.05.xxxx - versions prior to 10.05.0070, 10.06.xxxx - versions prior to 10.06.0110, 10.07.xxxx - versions prior to 10.07.0001 Aruba 8320 Switch Series 10.04.xxxx - versions prior to 10.04.3070, 10.05.xxxx - versions prior to 10.05.0070, 10.06.xxxx - versions prior to 10.06.0110, 10.07.xxxx - versions prior to 10.07.0001 Aruba 6400 Switch Series 10.04.xxxx - versions prior to 10.04.3070, 10.05.xxxx - versions prior to 10.05.0070, 10.06.xxxx - versions prior to 10.06.0110, 10.07.xxxx - versions prior to 10.07.0001 Aruba 6300 Switch Series 10.04.xxxx - versions prior to 10.04.3070, 10.05.xxxx - versions prior to 10.05.0070, 10.06.xxxx - versions prior to 10.06.0110, 10.07.xxxx - versions prior to 10.07.0001 Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series 10.04.xxxx - versions prior to 10.04.3070, 10.05.xxxx - versions prior to 10.05.0070, 10.06.xxxx - versions prior to 10.06.0110, 10.07.xxxx - versions prior to 10.07.0001 BACKGROUND HPE calculates CVSS using CVSS Version 3.1. If the score is provided from NIST, we will display Version 2.0, 3.0, or 3.1 as provided from NVD. Reference V3 Vector V3 Base Score V2 Vector V2 Base Score CVE-2020-25705 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) 7.4 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) 5.8 CVE-2021-29143 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C) 8.3 CVE-2021-29148 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N 6.4 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:N) 4.5 CVE-2021-29149 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N 6.6 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:N) 5.3 Information on CVSS is documented in HPE Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002 CVE-2020-25705 was discovered and reported by Keyu Man, Zhiyun Qian, Zhongjie Wang, Xiaofeng Zheng, Youjun Huang and Haixin Duan in Proceedings of ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS`20), November 9-13, 2020 CVE-2021-29143 was discovered and reported by Erik de Jong (bugcrowd.com/erikdejong) via Aruba's Bug Bounty Program. CVE-2021-29149 was discovered and reported internally. CVE-2021-29148 was discovered and reported internally. RESOLUTION Upgrade AOS-CX devices to the following version based on your current version: 10.05.xxxx - 10.05.0070 and above. 10.06.xxxx - 10.06.0110 and above. 10.07.xxxx - 10.07.0001 and above. Affected Aruba devices on version 10.04.xxxx will need to upgrade to 10.05.0070 to address all of the vulnerabilities. Please visit the Aruba Support Portal to obtain updates for your products. HISTORY Version:1 (rev.1) - 19 July 2021 Initial release Version:2 (rev.2) - 24 June 2024 Updating HPE and CSAF links for webpage conversion Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches that are to be installed on systems running Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy. Support: For issues about implementing the recommendations of this Security Bulletin, contact normal HPE Services support channel. For other issues about the content of this Security Bulletin, send e-mail to security-alert@hpe.com. Report: To report a potential security vulnerability for any HPE supported product: Web Form: https://www.hpe.com/info/report-security-vulnerability Email: security-alert@hpe.com Hewlett Packard Enterprise Product Security Response Policy: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=a00100637en_us Subscribe: To initiate a subscription to receive future HPE Security Bulletin alerts via Email: http://www.hpe.com/support/Subscriber_Choice Security Bulletin Archive: A list of recently released Security Bulletins is available here: http://www.hpe.com/support/Security_Bulletin_Archive System management and security procedures must be reviewed frequently to maintain system integrity. 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Upgrade AOS-CX devices to the following version based on your current version: 10.05.xxxx - 10.05.0070 and above. 10.06.xxxx - 10.06.0110 and above. 10.07.xxxx - 10.07.0001 and above. Affected Aruba devices on version 10.04.xxxx will need to upgrade to 10.05.0070 to address all of the vulnerabilities. Please visit the Aruba Support Portal to obtain updates for your products. HISTORY Version:1 (rev.1) - 19 July 2021 Initial release Version:2 (rev.2) - 24 June 2024 Updating HPE and CSAF links for webpage conversion Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches that are to be installed on systems running Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy. Support: For issues about implementing the recommendations of this Security Bulletin, contact normal HPE Services support channel. For other issues about the content of this Security Bulletin, send e-mail to security-alert@hpe.com. Report: To report a potential security vulnerability for any HPE supported product: Web Form: https://www.hpe.com/info/report-security-vulnerability Email: security-alert@hpe.com Hewlett Packard Enterprise Product Security Response Policy: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=a00100637en_us Subscribe: To initiate a subscription to receive future HPE Security Bulletin alerts via Email: http://www.hpe.com/support/Subscriber_Choice Security Bulletin Archive: A list of recently released Security Bulletins is available here: http://www.hpe.com/support/Security_Bulletin_Archive