CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2022-23676 — Arubanetworks 5406R Firmware security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.8

A remote execution of arbitrary code vulnerability was discovered in ArubaOS-Switch Devices version(s): ArubaOS-Switch 15.xx.xxxx: All versions; ArubaOS-Switch 16.01.xxxx: All versions; ArubaOS-Switch 16.02.xxxx: K.16.02.0033 and below; ArubaOS-Switch 16.03.xxxx: All versions; ArubaOS-Switch 16.04.xxxx: All versions; ArubaOS-Switch 16.05.xxxx: All versions; ArubaOS-Switch 16.06.xxxx: All versions; ArubaOS-Switch 16.07.xxxx: All versions; ArubaOS-Switch 16.08.xxxx: KB/WB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.08.0024 and below; ArubaOS-Switch 16.09.xxxx: KB/WB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.09.0019 and below; ArubaOS-Switch 16.10.xxxx: KB/WB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.10.0019 and below; ArubaOS-Switch 16.11.xxxx: KB/WB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.11.0003 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-Switch Devices that address these security vulnerabilities.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2022-05-10
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-787

Affected products

  • arubanetworks / 5406r_firmware
  • arubanetworks / 3810m_firmware

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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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