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Security Advisory 0054

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/07/2020
Created
09/10/2024
Added
09/04/2024
Modified
09/10/2024

Description

This advisory documents a vulnerability in Arista's EOS, specifically affecting the routing process when malformed packets are received by IS-IS. The vulnerability can cause agent restarts (Rib process or IS-IS process) that could trigger route churn, potentially resulting in traffic loss or incorrect forwarding of traffic. Systems without IS-IS configured are not impacted.

Solution(s)

  • upgrade-solution-CVE-2020-15897

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