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CVE-2021-42772 — Broadcom Emulex Hba Manager security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.8

Broadcom Emulex HBA Manager/One Command Manager versions before 11.4.425.0 and 12.8.542.31, if not installed in Strictly Local Management mode, have a buffer overflow vulnerability in the remote GetDumpFile command that could allow a user to attempt various attacks. In non-secure mode, the user is unauthenticated

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2021-11-03
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-120

Affected products

  • broadcom / emulex_hba_manager
  • broadcom / one_command_manager

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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