QID 375901

Date Published: 2021-09-30

QID 375901: F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM), Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Access Policy Manager (APM) Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) Vulnerability (K70415522)

F5 BIG-IP ASM (Application Security Manager) is a flexible web application firewall that secures web applications in traditional, virtual, and private cloud environments.
F5 BIG-IP (LTM) Local Traffic Manager is the most popular module offered on F5 Networks BIG-IP platform. The real power of the LTM is it is a Full Proxy, allowing you to augment client and server side connections. All while making informed load balancing decisions on availability, performance, and persistence.
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is a secure, flexible, high-performance solution that provides unified global access to your network, cloud, and applications.

When an HTTP profile is configured on a virtual server, after a specific sequence of packets, chunked responses can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. (CVE-2021-23035)

Vulnerable Component: BIG-IP ASM, APM, LTM

Affected Versions:
14.1.0 - 14.1.4.3

QID Detection Logic(Authenticated):
This QID checks for the vulnerable versions of F5 BIG-IP devices using the tmsh command.

Traffic is disrupted while the TMM process restarts. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the BIG-IP system. There is no control plane exposure; this is a data plane issue only.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.1 severity.
  • Solution
    The vendor has released patch, for more information please visit: K70415522
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    K70415522 URL Logo support.f5.com/csp/article/K70415522