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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-4163
Possible buffer overflow in portcfgfportbuffers in Brocade Fabric OS
Vulnerability Description
In Brocade Fabric OS before v9.2.0a, a local authenticated privileged user can trigger a buffer overflow condition, leading to a kernel panic with large input to buffers in the portcfgfportbuffers command.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
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Brocade Fabric OS
Vulnerable Versions:
Fabric OS before v9.2.0a
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 31st, 2023
Last Modified:
June 26th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H