Summary

In Brocade SANnav, before Brocade SANnav v2.3.0, syslog traffic was received in clear text. This could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to capture sensitive information.

Products Affected

• Brocade SANNav before v2.3.0

Solution

A security update is provided in Brocade SANnav v2.3.0.

Notes

• Brocade SANnav 2.3.0 and above uses secure syslog by default.
• Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) v9.2.0 and above ensures secure Syslog by default.  
• Prior versions of Brocade Fabric OS can be configured to enable secure syslog, but it is not enabled by default.
• Brocade SANnav and Brocade Fabric OS must run versions supporting secure syslog. Otherwise, Brocade SANnav is registered in insecure mode.

Reference: 

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/fibre-channel-networking/sannav/management-portal/2-3-x/v26249831/registering-sannav-server-with-secure-syslog.html

Credit

• The issue was found internally and addressed in Brocade SANnav v2.3.0
• Pierre Bare later reported the issue to Brocade

Revision History

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