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CVE-2021-28505 (GCVE-0-2021-28505)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-14 20:05 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:58
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Title
On affected Arista EOS platforms, if a VXLAN match rule exists in an IPv4 access-list that is applied to the ingress of an L2 or an L3 port/SVI, the VXLAN rule and subsequent ACL rules in that access list will ignore the specified IP protocol.
Summary
On affected Arista EOS platforms, if a VXLAN match rule exists in an IPv4 access-list that is applied to the ingress of an L2 or an L3 port/SVI, the VXLAN rule and subsequent ACL rules in that access list will ignore the specified IP protocol.
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Arista Networks EOS Affected: 4.26.3M , ≤ 4.26.0 (custom)
Affected: 4.27.0F , ≤ 4.27.0 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-03-29 00:00
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