On affected platforms running Arista EOS, a specially crafted packet with incorrect VLAN tag might be copied to CPU, which may cause incorrect control plane behavior related to the packet, such as route flaps, multicast routes learnt, etc.

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Advisories
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-47159 On affected platforms running Arista EOS, a specially crafted packet with incorrect VLAN tag might be copied to CPU, which may cause incorrect control plane behavior related to the packet, such as route flaps, multicast routes learnt, etc.
Fixes

Solution

The recommended resolution is to upgrade to a remediated software version at your earliest convenience. Arista recommends customers move to the latest version of each release that contains all the fixes listed below. For more information about upgrading see EOS User Manual: Upgrades and Downgrades https://www.arista.com/en/um-eos/eos-upgrades-and-downgrades   CVE-2024-5872 has been fixed in the following releases: * 4.33.0F and later releases in the 4.33.x train * 4.32.3M and later releases in the 4.32.x train * 4.31.5M and later releases in the 4.31.x train * 4.30.8M and later releases in the 4.30.x train * 4.29.9M and later releases in the 4.29.x train * 4.28.12M and later releases in the 4.28.x train


Workaround

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History

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:45:00 +0000

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Description On affected platforms running Arista EOS, a specially crafted packet with incorrect VLAN tag might be copied to CPU, which may cause incorrect control plane behavior related to the packet, such as route flaps, multicast routes learnt, etc.
Title On affected platforms running Arista EOS, a specially crafted packet with incorrect VLAN tag might be copied to CPU, which may cause incorrect control plane behavior related to the packet, such as route flaps, multicast routes learnt, etc.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Arista

Published:

Updated: 2025-01-10T21:11:37.497Z

Reserved: 2024-06-11T15:41:47.035Z

Link: CVE-2024-5872

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-01-10T21:11:16.776Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-01-10T21:15:13.367

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-5872

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Weaknesses

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