On affected platforms running Arista EOS with Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3) configured, a specially crafted packet can cause the OSPFv3 agent to restart unexpectedly.

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Solution

The following EOS releases contain the fix: - 4.33.9M and later in the 4.33.x train - 4.34.7M and later in the 4.34.x train - 4.35.5M and later in the 4.35.x train - 4.36.1F and later in the 4.36.x train A hotfix (version 1.0) is available for 4.36.0.1F, 4.35.4M, 4.34.6M, and 4.33.8M.


Workaround

Configure OSPFv3 IPsec encryption to authenticate/encrypt OSPFv3 packets. Per-interface encryption: switch(config)# interface <interface-name> switch(config-if)# ospfv3 encryption ipsec spi <spi-value> esp aes-256-cbc sha1 passphrase <shared-passphrase> Per-area encryption: switch(config)# router ospfv3 switch(config-router-ospfv3)# address-family ipv4 switch(config-router-ospfv3-af)# area <area-id> encryption ipsec spi <spi-value> esp aes-256-cbc sha1 passphrase <shared-passphrase>

History

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000

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Description On affected platforms running Arista EOS with Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3) configured, a specially crafted packet can cause the OSPFv3 agent to restart unexpectedly.
Title Security Advisory 0173
Weaknesses CWE-130
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Arista

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T09:46:15.888Z

Reserved: 2026-08-12T16:45:03.510Z

Link: CVE-2026-73455

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-16T10:16:52.243

Modified: 2026-09-16T10:16:52.243

Link: CVE-2026-73455

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