Arista Networks CloudVision Portal Linux Kernel TCP Multiple DoS (SA0041)

high Nessus Plugin ID 138345

Synopsis

The version of Arista Networks CloudVision Portal running on the remote device is affected by multiple denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Arista Networks CloudVision Portal running on the remote device is affected by the following denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities related to TCP networking in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker:

- SACK Panic. The TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_gso_segs value is subject to an integer overflow in the Linux kernel when handling TCP Selective Acknowledgments (SACKs). (CVE-2019-11477)

- SACK Slowness. The TCP retransmission queue implementation in tcp_fragment in the Linux kernel can be fragmented when handling certain TCP Selective Acknowledgment (SACK) sequences. (CVE-2019-11478)

- The Linux kernel default MSS is hard-coded to 48 bytes. This allows a remote peer to fragment TCP resend queues significantly more than if a larger MSS were enforced. (CVE-2019-11479)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. To retrieve version information this plugin requires the HTTP credentials of the web console.

Solution

Apply the mitigation or upgrade to a fixed version as referenced in the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0073e92b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 138345

File Name: arista_cvp_sa0041.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Family: Misc.

Published: 7/9/2020

Updated: 3/1/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11477

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11479

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:arista:cloudvision_portal

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Arista CloudVision Portal, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11477, CVE-2019-11478, CVE-2019-11479

BID: 108798, 108801, 108818