Cisco Security Updates – 14 March 2024

Cisco has released security updates to fix several vulnerabilities in multiple Cisco products.

The addressed vulnerabilities could allow the attacker to gain elevated privileges, execute denial of service attacks, bypass security restrictions, execute arbitrary code, and gain access to the affected products.

Sample of the addressed vulnerabilities:

1. Cisco IOS XR Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2024-20320):

  • CVSS: 7.8
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Consequences: Gain Privileges

2. Cisco IOS XR Software Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2024-20318):

  • CVSS: 7.4
  • Attack Vector: Adjacent Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Consequences: Denial of Service
Vulnerabilities
Mitigations

The enterprise should deploy this patch as soon as the testing phase is completed.

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