There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying Utility daemon that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba's access point management protocol) UDP port (8211). Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Note that it says "results in the ability," not "may result in the ability" to execute remote code.
Affected Products
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HPE Aruba Networking
- Mobility Conductor (formerly Mobility Master)
- Mobility Controllers
- WLAN Gateways and SD-WAN Gateways managed by Aruba Central
Affected Software Versions:
- ArubaOS 10.5.x.x: 10.5.1.0 and below
- ArubaOS 10.4.x.x: 10.4.1.0 and below
- ArubaOS 8.11.x.x: 8.11.2.1 and below
- ArubaOS 8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.10 and below
The following ArubaOS and SD-WAN software versions that are End
of Maintenance are affected by these vulnerabilities and are not
patched by this advisory:
- ArubaOS 10.3.x.x: all
- ArubaOS 8.9.x.x: all
- ArubaOS 8.8.x.x: all
- ArubaOS 8.7.x.x: all
- ArubaOS 8.6.x.x: all
- ArubaOS 6.5.4.x: all
- SD-WAN 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.x: all
- SD-WAN 8.6.0.4-2.2.x.x: all
