Zlib memory corruption when deflating (i.e. when compressing)

Brocade Fabric OS

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22342

07 November 2023

01 August 2023

OPEN

LOW

7.5 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2018-25032

Brocade Security Advisory ID

BSA-2023-1774

Component

zlib

 

 

Summary

zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if the input has many distant matches.

 

Products Affected

Brocade SANnav versions prior to v2.2.2 are affected

Brocade Fabric OS contains the vulnerable module, but a user must have root privileges in order to attempt to exploit this vulnerability

Brocade ASCG OVA releases prior to v3.0 contain the vulnerable module in the underlying OS.  The ASCG product itself is not affected.

 

Solution

Solution provided in Brocade SANnav v2.2.2

While Brocade Fabric OS is effectively not exploitable, the vulnerable module was removed in Fabric OS v9.2.0 and later versions

Brocade ASCG provides an update in v3.0 and later versions to ensure the underlying OS in Brocade ASCG OVA releases are not affected

 

Revision History

Version

Change

Date

1.0

Initial Publication

August 1, 2023

1.1

Lowered Risk Assessment to Low as FOS is not exploitablable without root access

October 3, 2023

2.0

Provided communication for ASCG

November 7, 2023

 

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