GSD-2021-28500

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23
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An issue has recently been discovered in Arista EOS where the incorrect use of EOS's AAA API’s by the OpenConfig and TerminAttr agents could result in unrestricted access to the device for local users with nopassword configuration.
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CVE-2021-28500
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    "alias": "CVE-2021-28500",
    "description": "An issue has recently been discovered in Arista EOS where the incorrect use of EOS\u0027s AAA API\u2019s by the OpenConfig and TerminAttr agents could result in unrestricted access to the device for local users with nopassword configuration.",
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          "value": "The recommended resolution is to upgrade to a remediated software version at your earliest convenience. Artista recommends customers move to the latest version of each release that contains all the fixes listed below. \nCVE-2021-28500 has been fixed in the following releases:\n4.26.2F and later releases in the 4.26.x train\n4.25.5M and later releases in the 4.25.x train\n4.25.4.1M and later releases in the 4.25.4.x train\n4.24.7M and later releases in the 4.24.x train\n4.23.9M and later releases in the 4.23.x train\n4.22.12M and later releases in the 4.22.x train\n4.21.15M and later releases in the 4.21.x train"
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