CVE-2024-5872

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jan 10, 2025

Summary

CVE-2024-5872 is a vulnerability affecting Arista EOS platforms. Maliciously crafted packets with incorrect VLAN tags can cause the CPU to process and copy these packets, leading to incorrect control plane behavior. This issue may result in route flaps or the learning of multicast routes, posing a potential security risk. Arista EOS users are advised to apply the necessary patches to mitigate this vulnerability.

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