CVE-2016-9196

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Point platforms versions 8.2(121.0) through 8.3(102.0)

Description A vulnerability in login authentication management could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain unrestricted root access to the underlying Linux operating system. The attacker must have the root password to exploit this issue.

Recommendations For versions 8.2(121.0) through 8.2(124.0), update to version 8.2(124.1) or later. For versions 8.2(124.1) through 8.2(130.0), update to version 8.2(130.0) or later. For versions 8.3(102.0) through 8.3(104.22), update to version 8.3(104.23) or later. For versions 8.3(104.23) through 8.3(110.0), update to version 8.3(111.0) or later. For all other affected versions, update to version 8.4(1.52) or later.