CVE-2019-1589: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches Application Centric Infrastructure Mode Unmeasured Boot Vulnerability
First published: Fri May 03 2019(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) functionality of software for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker with physical access to view sensitive information on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper data-protection mechanisms for disk encryption keys that are used within the partitions on an affected device hard drive. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by obtaining physical access to the affected device to view certain cleartext keys. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute a custom boot process or conduct further attacks on an affected device.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com ykramarz@cisco.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Nx-os | =8.3\(0\)sk\(0.39\) | |
| Cisco Nexus 9000 | ||
| Cisco Nexus 92160yc-x | ||
| Cisco Nexus 92300yc | ||
| Cisco Nexus 92304qc | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9236c | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9272q | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93108tc-ex | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93108tc-fx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93120tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93128tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93180lc-ex | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93180yc-ex | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93180yc-fx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93240yc-fx2 | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9332c | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9332pq | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9336c-fx2 | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9336pq | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9348gc-fxp | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9364c | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372px | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372px-e | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372tx-e | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9396px | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9396tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9508 | ||
| All of | ||
| Cisco Nx-os | =8.3\(0\)sk\(0.39\) | |
| Any of | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9000 | ||
| Cisco Nexus 92160yc-x | ||
| Cisco Nexus 92300yc | ||
| Cisco Nexus 92304qc | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9236c | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9272q | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93108tc-ex | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93108tc-fx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93120tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93128tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93180lc-ex | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93180yc-ex | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93180yc-fx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93240yc-fx2 | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9332c | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9332pq | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9336c-fx2 | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9336pq | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9348gc-fxp | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9364c | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372px | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372px-e | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372tx-e | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9396px | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9396tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9508 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2019-1589?
CVE-2019-1589 is a vulnerability in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) functionality of software for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode.
How does CVE-2019-1589 impact Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches?
CVE-2019-1589 allows an unauthenticated, local attacker with physical access to view sensitive information on an affected device.
What is the severity of CVE-2019-1589?
CVE-2019-1589 has a severity rating of 4.6, which is considered medium.
How can I fix CVE-2019-1589?
To fix CVE-2019-1589, Cisco recommends updating to a fixed software release.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-1589?
You can find more information about CVE-2019-1589 on the Cisco Security Advisory (cisco-sa-20190501-aci-unmeasured-boot) and the SecurityFocus website (bid/108175).
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