QID 376748

Date Published: 2022-07-27

QID 376748: F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM), Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Access Policy Manager (APM) Linux kernel Vulnerability (K06524534)

A heap out-of-bounds write affecting Linux since v2.6.19-rc1 was discovered in net/netfilter/x_tables.c. This allows an attacker to gain privileges or cause a DoS (via heap memory corruption) through user name spaceCVE-2021-22555

Vulnerable Component: BIG-IP ASM,LTM,APM

Affected Versions:
17.0.0
16.1.0 - 16.1.3
15.1.0 - 15.1.6
14.1.0 - 14.1.5
13.1.0 - 13.1.5

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

This vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain improper privileges or cause a degradation of system performance that can lead to a denial-of-service (DoS).

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
  • Solution
    For more information about patch details please refer to K06524534
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    K06524534 URL Logo support.f5.com/csp/article/K06524534