[security bulletin] HPSBST03629 rev.1 - HP StoreFabric B-series Switches, Remote Disclosure of Privileged Information

security-alert@xxxxxxx · Mon, 15 Aug 2016 09:42:50 -0700 (PDT)

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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c05236212
Version: 1

HPSBST03629 rev.1 - HP StoreFabric B-series Switches, Remote Disclosure of
Privileged Information

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as
soon as possible.

Release Date: 2016-08-12
Last Updated: 2016-08-12

Potential Security Impact: Remote Disclosure of Privileged Information

Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Product Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP StoreFabric
B-series switches. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited resulting in
disclosure of privileged information.

References:

CVE-2016-4376
PSRT110173

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
StoreFabric B-series Switches FOS 7.x

BACKGROUND

  CVSS Base Metrics
  =================
  Reference, CVSS V3 Score/Vector, CVSS V2 Score/Vector

    CVE-2016-4376
      5.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
      7.8 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)

    Information on CVSS is documented in
    HPE Customer Notice HPSN-2008-002 here:

      https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docI
d=emr_na-c01345499

Hewlett Packard Enterprise thanks Daniel Compton of Info-Assure Ltd. for
reporting this vulnerability to security-alert@xxxxxxx.

RESOLUTION

HPE has made the following firmware patch available to resolve the
vulnerability in Store Fabric B-series switches.

The fix is available in HPE B-series FOS v7.4.1d and v8.0.1

To download the patch go to http://www.hpe.com/support

Select "HPE Servers, Storage and Networking" under Product Support.
Search for your HPE StoreFabric B-series switch model.
Select "Get drivers, software & firmware"
Click "Firmware" under OS Independent Downloads.
To read the Brocade Release Notes , click the "Manuals" link under the
Knowledge Base tab.
To read the HPE Release Notes , click the "Release Notes" tab in the firmware
download page.
Also, in the "Manuals" section, see the Fabric OS Administrators Guide for a
description of the process to verify the firmware download is complete.

HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 12 August 2016 Initial release

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