Resolved Issues in ExtremeXOS 22.3.1-Patch1-4

The following issues were resolved in 22.3.1-Patch1-4. 22.3.1-Patch1-4 includes all fixes up to and including ExtremeXOS 11.6.5.3, and earlier, ExtremeXOS 12.0.5, ExtremeXOS 12.1.7, ExtremeXOS 12.2.2-patch1-12, ExtremeXOS 12.3.6, ExtremeXOS 12.4.5, ExtremeXOS 12.5.5, ExtremeXOS 12.6.3, ExtremeXOS 12.6.5, ExtremeXOS 12.7.1, ExtremeXOS 15.1.5, ExtremeXOS 15.2.4, ExtremeXOS 15.3.3, ExtremeXOS 15.4.1, ExtremeXOS 15.5.1, ExtremeXOS 15.5.2, ExtremeXOS 15.6.1, ExtremeXOS 15.6.2, ExtremeXOS 15.7.1, ExtremeXOS 16.1, ExtremeXOS 16.1.2, ExtremeXOS 16.1.3, ExtremeXOS 21.1, ExtremeXOS 22.1, ExtremeXOS 22.2, ExtremeXOS 22.3. For information about those fixes, see the release notes for the specific release.

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Resolved Issues, Platform-Specific, and Feature Change Requests (CRs) in 22.3.1-Patch1-4

CR Number Description
General
xos0062256 When auto-polarity is turned off, link comes up for straight cable rather than crossover connection.
xos0068323 In ExtremeXOS Python scripting, the argument sent to the command Exsh.clicmd is replicated 24 times.
xos0068500 HAL timeout occurs while rebooting the stack using the command reboot stack-topology.
xos0068553 The ARP learning rate on the Summit X770 series switches has decreased starting with ExtremeXOS 22.2 due to code infrastructure changes.
xos0068888 When the command show tech-support all detail is executed after running enable cli-config-logging, messages beginning with "serial unknown" appear in the log. This issue also occurs when executed from a Telnet session.
xos0068911 After enabling STP auto-bind on a VLAN, removing all ports from the VLAN, and then adding them back, displays STP tag as "(none)" in the show ports information detail command.
xos0069051 After 65,000 new FDB entries are learned, subsequent entries are continuously added and deleted.
xos0069068 On Summit X770 and X670-G2 series switches with with IPv4 forwarding enabled and more than 32 ARPs, IPv4 unicast traffic destined to IPv4 addresses residing on port number 64 or higher may be dropped.
xos0069070 The process BCMAsync stops processing with scaled route/ARP entries in hash table.
xos0069150 In the output of the show vlan command, ports can have both "!" and "*" flags set if the port is a share group port.
xos0069196 Inconsistent port learning flag appears in HAL with PVLAN and MLAG configuration.
xos0069210 Unable to create private VLAN with 32-character name if the first 31 characters match an existing private VLAN name.
xos0069318 When ingress port is part of both tagged and untagged VLANs that are participating in MSTP then the BPDU will not be processed
xos0069111 EXSH process ends unexpectedly with signal 6, when executing invalid command string with more than 32 characters.
xos0067587 When running show tech-support command with user-created VRs, show configuration command does not display full configuration.
Summit X770 Series Switches
xos0069487 HAL process ends unexpectedly with signal 6 when switch boots up with PTP configurations.
ExtremeSwitching X870 Series Switches
xos0069072 On ExtremeSwitching X870 series switches, traffic ingressing ISC ports get forwarded on MLAG ports if ports are between 91–96.
ExtremeSwitching X870 and X690 Series Switches
xos0069087 Operational diagnostics sometimes do not run on some ExtremeSwitching X870 and X690 series switches. When the switch is rebooted to run operational diagnostics, the diagnostics do not run due to a timeout of the hardware watchdog timer, and the switch reboots and starts ExtremeXOS instead.
xos0069050 On ExtremeSwitching X690 and X870 stacking switches, unable to complete the upgrade operation.
Security
xos0069355 SSH idle timeout does not clear SSH sessions.
xos0069424 The output of the command show ssh2 private-key actually shows the private key, which could be a security threat.
xos0063637 The command configure cli max-failed-loginsnum-of-logins" needs to apply to SSH password-based logins.
xos0063638 Lockout of account occurs incorrectly after the second wrong login attempt (should be third attempt) using SSH, and error message does not correctly explain what has happened.
xos0069112 Invalid dates are allowed for February when configuring switch's time/date.
xos0069127 EMS log should indicate when a read-only user tries to update the switch's software image.
xos0069223 Reconciliation with Syslog server for TCP timeout is too long (15 minutes). Needs to be changed to 30 seconds.
xos0069224 Change severity from "info" to "notice" for clear log entries in log.
xos0069254 Log EMS message when user cancels the save configuration as-script command in addition to when the command is successful.
xos0069326 During Nmap scan, random TCP port from Nettools with higher number (from 32xxx to 44xxx) are discovered.
xos0069362 Need to upgrade openssl FIPS to 2.0.16.
xos0069363 Secure Syslog: Need to turn off TLS session resumption.
xos0069367 Change the severity level for bind and unbind of user to SSH key in log messages.
xos0069442 In EMS log, identify the RSA key with user associated.
xos0069261 EMS log message required when download image command is cancelled.
xos0069140 The following are ExtremeXOS vulnerabilities due to scripting allowed when in FIPS mode:
Note: You must enable FIPS for this fix to take effect.
  • Escape from EXSH restricted shell (CVE-2017-14331)
  • Information disclosure (CVE-2017-14327)
  • Privilege Escalation (root interactive shell) (CVE-2017-14329)
  • Privilege Escalation (root interactive shell) (CVE-2017-14330)
The following are additional ExtremeXOS vulnerabilities:
  • Denial-of-service (CVE-2017-14328).
  • Session hijacking (CVE-2017-14332).

For more information about these vulnerabilities, see Vulnerability Notice.