There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in multiple underlying services that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba Networks AP management protocol) UDP port (8211). Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system of Aruba InstantOS 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.20 and below; Aruba InstantOS 6.5.x: 6.5.4.23 and below; Aruba InstantOS 8.6.x: 8.6.0.18 and below; Aruba InstantOS 8.7.x: 8.7.1.9 and below; Aruba InstantOS 8.10.x: 8.10.0.1 and below; ArubaOS 10.3.x: 10.3.1.0 and below; Aruba has released upgrades for Aruba InnstantOS that address these security vulnerabilities.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba Aos 10 | — | In order to address the vulnerabilities described above for the affected release branches, it is recommended to upgrade the software to the following versions:
- Aruba InstantOS 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.21 and above
- Aruba InstantOS 6.5.x: 6.5.4.24 and above
- Aruba InstantOS 8.6.x: 8.6.0.19 and above
- Aruba InstantOS 8.7.x: 8.7.1.10 and above
- Aruba InstantOS 8.10.x: 8.10.0.2 and above
- ArubaOS 10.3.x: 10.3.1.1 and above
Aruba does not evaluate or patch Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS 10 software branches that have reached their End of Support (EoS) milestone. For more information about Aruba's End of Support policy visit:
https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/end-of-life/ | Jan 14, 2025 | Sep 27, 2022 |
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