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URGENT/11 and Netgear Switches

Varatex
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URGENT/11 and Netgear Switches

Hey everybody,

 

Does anyone know if Netgear uses VxWorks on their switches?  A quick Google search makes it sound like they've at least used it in the past for some of their equipment.  I was hoping to understand if this was standard or not and if VxWorks is implemented, could a Netgear rep tell us when we will expect to see patches for the Urgent/11 volnerabilities that were disclosed just a few days ago?

 

Thank you!

Model: FS728TPv1|28-Port 10/100 Fast Ethernet PoE Smart Managed Pro Switch with 24 PoE Ports, GS724TPv2|24-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Smart Managed Pro Switch with 2 SFP Ports, JGS524E|ProSafe Plus 24 ports gigabit switch, JGS524Ev2|ProSafe Plus 24 ports gigabits switch
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DaneA
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: URGENT/11 and Netgear Switches

@Varatex,

 

 

NETGEAR constantly monitors for both known and unknown threats. Being pro-active rather than re-active to emerging security issues is fundamental for product support at NETGEAR. 

 

Kindly check the link below for upcoming updates: 

 

NETGEAR Product Security Advisory

 

 

Regards,

 

DaneA

NETGEAR Community Team

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DaneA
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: URGENT/11 and Netgear Switches

@Varatex,

 

Welcome to the community! 🙂 

 

Does anyone know if Netgear uses VxWorks on their switches? 

Can you provide a specific NETGEAR switch model/series that you are referring to then I will inquire it to the higher tier of NETGEAR Support.  I'll post here once I got a feedback. 

 

I was hoping to understand if this was standard or not and if VxWorks is implemented, could a Netgear rep tell us when we will expect to see patches for the Urgent/11 volnerabilities that were disclosed just a few days ago?

Were you able to check if your NETGEAR device/s are affected by the Urgent/11 vulnerability?  If yes, what test/s did you perform that shows that the NETGEAR device/s you have are affected by the Urgent/11 vulnerability? 

 

 

Regards,

 

DaneA

NETGEAR Community Team

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Varatex
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Re: URGENT/11 and Netgear Switches

Hi DaneA!  Glad to be here

 

I put the models we have in the original post, see below:

 

Model: FS728TPv1|28-Port 10/100 Fast Ethernet PoE Smart Managed Pro Switch with 24 PoE Ports, GS724TPv2|24-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Smart Managed Pro Switch with 2 SFP Ports, JGS524E|ProSafe Plus 24 ports gigabit switch, JGS524Ev2|ProSafe Plus 24 ports gigabits switc, GS324

 

I haven't been able to test since I'm not too sure how.  I was going to assume they are affected if they use VxWorks but I was hoping to get some sort of confirmation from Netgear.

 

Thanks for your help!

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Varatex
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Re: URGENT/11 and Netgear Switches

Hi everyone,

 

Just following up on this topic.  It's important.

 

Thank you,

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Varatex
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Re: URGENT/11 and Netgear Switches

Hi all,

 

Just looking for some very valuable answers... please advise.

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DaneA
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: URGENT/11 and Netgear Switches

@Varatex,

 

 

NETGEAR constantly monitors for both known and unknown threats. Being pro-active rather than re-active to emerging security issues is fundamental for product support at NETGEAR. 

 

Kindly check the link below for upcoming updates: 

 

NETGEAR Product Security Advisory

 

 

Regards,

 

DaneA

NETGEAR Community Team

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