CVE-2019-17440

PAN-OS on PA-7000 Series: Improper restriction of communication to Log Forwarding Card (LFC) allows root access

Published Dec 20, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 10 Critical EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper restriction of communications to Log Forwarding Card (LFC) on PA-7000 Series devices with second-generation Switch Management Card (SMC) may allow an attacker with network access to the LFC to gain root access to PAN-OS. This issue affects PAN-OS 9.0 versions prior to 9.0.5-h3 on PA-7080 and PA-7050 devices with an LFC installed and configured. This issue does not affect PA-7000 Series deployments using the first-generation SMC and the Log Processing Card (LPC). This issue does not affect any other PA series devices. This issue does not affect devices without an LFC. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 8.1 or prior releases. This issue only affected a very limited number of customers and we undertook individual outreach to help them upgrade. At the time of publication, all identified customers have upgraded SW or content and are not impacted.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in 9.0.5-h3 and all subsequent releases. Content update 8218-5815 also fixes the issue.


Vendor Workaround

(1) Content update 8218-5815 can be applied without requiring a software update. Once the content update is installed please ensure that next PAN-OS upgrade is to a fixed version (9.0.5-h3 or later). Do not upgrade or downgrade to an affected release, as it can reintroduce the vulnerability. (2) Configure security policies to prevent network sessions destined to LFC. (3) Ensure that LFC is only connected to a secured administrative network with access restricted to trusted users. (4) Disable or disconnect LFC from the network until fixes can be applied.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-7831 Improper restriction of communications to Log Forwarding Card (LFC) on PA-7000 Series devices with second-generation Switch Management Card (SMC) may allow an attacker with network access to the LFC to gain root access to PAN-OS. This issue affects PAN-OS 9.0 versions prior to 9.0.5-h3 on PA-7080 and PA-7050 devices with an LFC installed and configured. This issue does not affect PA-7000 Series deployments using the first-generation SMC and the Log Processing Card (LPC). This issue does not affect any other PA series devices. This issue does not affect devices without an LFC. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 8.1 or prior releases. This issue only affected a very limited number of customers and we undertook individual outreach to help them upgrade. At the time of publication, all identified customers have upgraded SW or content and are not impacted.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 1:56 AM
Reserved
Oct 10, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 20, 2019, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:23 AM