What upgrades were made to firmware version 8.09 for a Connexium TCSESM series switch?

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Issue
A change was made to the TCSESM series switch firmware to fix an SNMPV3 authentication vulnerability.

Product Line
The Connexium products affected by this vulnerability with version 8.04 or lower are:

TCSESM043F23F0	TCSESM103F23G0	TCSESM063F2CU1C
TCSESM043F1CU0	TCSESM103F2LG0	TCSESM063F2CS1C
TCSESM043F2CU0	TCSESM163F23F0
TCSESM043F1CS0	TCSESM163F2CU0
TCSESM043F2CS0	TCSESM163F2CS0
TCSESM083F23F0	TCSESM243F2CU0
TCSESM083F1CU0	TCSESM083F23F1
TCSESN083F2CU0	TCSESM063F2CU1
TCSESM083F1CS0	TCSESM063F2CS1
TCSESM083F2CS0	TCSESM083F23F1C

Resolution
The implementation of SNMPv3 contains a vulnerability that may allow authentication bypass if specifically, crafted packets are used.
To resolve this vulnerability, upgrade the Connexium switch to V8.09 or greater.