CVE-2015-4301

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 9000 devices version 11.1(1c)

Description The issue is related to resource management errors in the NX-OS network operating system. It allows a remote authenticated user to cause a denial of service, resulting in a device hang, by copying large files to the device's filesystem.

Recommendations For Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 9000 devices version 11.1(1c), consider restricting access to the filesystem to prevent large file transfers until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the size of files that can be copied to the device's filesystem to minimize the risk of exploitation.