Brocade Fabric OS update for GNU C Library



Published: 2022-09-19
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-6485
CWE-ID CWE-190
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Brocade Fabric OS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Brocade

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU11548

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6485

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the implementation of the posix_memalign in memalign functions due to integer overflow when causing these functions to return a pointer to a heap area that is too small. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and gain root privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Brocade Fabric OS: before 9.1.0

External links

http://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-623


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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