ADVISORY!

TLP : CLEAR

Date : 01/03/2024

REF NO : CERT / 2024/03/16

Cisco NX-OS Denial of Service vulnerabilities

Severity Level: Medium

Components Affected

  • N3K-C36180YC-R
  • N3K-C3636C-R
  • N9K-X9624D-R2
  • N9K-X9636C-R
  • N9K-X9636C-RX
  • N9K-X9636Q-R
  • N9K-X96136YC-R
  • Nexus 3000 Series Switches
  • Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
  • Nexus 5600 Platform Switches
  • Nexus 6000 Series Switches
  • Nexus 7000 Series Switches
  • Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode
  • Firepower 4100 Series
  • Firepower 9300 Security Appliances
  • MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches
  • Nexus 3000 Series Switches
  • Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
  • Nexus 5600 Platform Switches
  • Nexus 6000 Series Switches
  • Nexus 7000 Series Switches
  • Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI mode
  • Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode
  • UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects
  • UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects
  • UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects
  • UCS 6500 Series Fabric Interconnects

Overview

Multiple vulnerabilities were identified in Cisco NX-OS. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to trigger denial of service condition.

Description

A vulnerability with the handling of MPLS traffic for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the netstack process to unexpectedly restart, which could cause the device to stop processing network traffic or to reload. This vulnerability is due to lack of proper error checking when processing an ingress MPLS frame. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IPv6 packet that is encapsulated within an MPLS frame to an MPLS-enabled interface of the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. Note: The IPv6 packet can be generated multiple hops away from the targeted device and then encapsulated within MPLS. The DoS condition may occur when the NX-OS device processes the packet.

  • CVE-2024-20267
 

A vulnerability has been identified in Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software related to the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). This vulnerability could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker located nearby the affected device. By sending a specifically crafted LLDP packet to an interface of the device, the attacker can trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition by causing the LLDP service to crash. This crash may lead to the device restarting in certain instances. Exploiting this vulnerability requires direct connectivity to the affected device, either physically or through a Layer 2 Tunnel configured to transport LLDP traffic.

  • CVE-2024-20294
 

A vulnerability in the External Border Gateway Protocol (eBGP) implementation of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because eBGP traffic is mapped to a shared hardware rate-limiter queue. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending large amounts of network traffic with certain characteristics through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause eBGP neighbor sessions to be dropped, leading to a DoS condition in the network.

  • CVE-2024-20321

Impact

  • Denial of Service

Solution/ Workarounds

Reference

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