CVE-2023-24547: On Arista MOS configuration of a BGP password will cause the password to be logged in clear text.
First published: Tue Dec 05 2023(Updated: )
On affected platforms running Arista MOS, the configuration of a BGP password will cause the password to be logged in clear text that can be revealed in local logs or remote logging servers by authenticated users, as well as appear in clear text in the device’s running config.
Credit: psirt@arista.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| Arista MOS | >=0.13.0<=0.39.4 | |
| Any of | ||
| Arista 7130 | ||
| Arista 7130-16g3s | ||
| Arista 7130-48g3s | ||
| Arista 7130-96s |
Remedy
The recommended resolution is to upgrade to a remediated software version at your earliest convenience. Arista recommends customers move to the latest version of each release that contains all the fixes listed below. For more information about upgrading see the MOS User Guide: Updating https://mako.arista.com/dyn/softwareportal/artefact/3688/mos-0.39.1-userguide.pdf CVE-2023-24547 has been fixed in the following releases: * MOS-0.36.10 and later releases in the MOS-0.36.x train * MOS-0.39.4 and later releases in the MOS-0.39.x train Because this issue would cause the password to be saved in logs and remote AAA servers it is recommended to also rotate the BGP password, if possible. Upon upgrading to a new release, the BGP password will be obfuscated with the type-7 algorithm as shown below: switch>show running-config bgp router bgp 65000 neighbor 192.0.2.1 remote-as 66000 neighbor 192.0.2.1 password key 7 00143242404C5B140B
Remedy
HotfixThe following hotfix can be applied to remediate CVE-2023-24547. The hotfix only applies to the releases listed below and no other releases. All other versions require upgrading to a release containing the fix (as listed above): * MOS-0.39.3 and below releases in the MOS-0.39.x train * MOS-0.38.1 and below releases in the MOS-0.38.x train * MOS-0.37.1 and below releases in the MOS-0.37.x train * MOS-0.36.9 and below releases in the MOS-0.36.x train * MOS-0.35.3 and below releases in the MOS-0.35.x train * MOS-0.34.0 in the MOS-0.34.x train Please note that the only MOS release trains currently under maintenance support are MOS-0.39.x and MOS-0.36.x. The hotfix working for other releases should not be treated as evidence that these releases continue to be supported. For security it is important to ensure supported releases are used. Version: 1.0 URL: hotfix-cve-2023-24547-4.0.0-1.14.core2_64.rpm https://artifacts.metamako.com/artifactory/releases/hotfix/4.0.0/hotfix-cve-2023-24547-4.0.0-1.14.core2_64.rpm SWIX hash:(SHA512) 168b2ee3deb8d4a3151b9c24936ff9d6523557b366ceffc98e57e8bf80638997
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