QID 376283

QID 376283: F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM), Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Access Policy Manager (APM) BIG-IP VE Vulnerability (K53442005)

When the BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) uses the ixlv driver (requires Intel X710/XL710/XXV710 family of network adapters on the Hypervisor) and TCP Segmentation Offload configuration is enabled, undisclosed requests may cause an increase in CPU resource utilization.CVE-2022-23030

Vulnerable Component: BIG-IP ASM,LTM,APM

Affected Versions:
16.1.0 - 16.1.1
15.1.0 - 15.1.4
14.1.0 - 14.1.4
13.1.0 - 13.1.4

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

System performance can degrade until the process is either forced to restart or is manually restarted. This vulnerability allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a degradation of service that can lead to 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 - 6.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    The vendor has released patch, for more information please visit: K53442005
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    K53442005 URL Logo support.f5.com/csp/article/K53442005