QID 377703

Date Published: 2022-10-31

QID 377703: F5 BIG-IP Linux kernel vulnerability cve-2022-0492 (K54724312)

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s cgroup_release_agent_write in the kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c function. This flaw, under certain circumstances, allows the use of the cgroups v1 release_agent feature to escalate privileges and bypass the namespace isolation unexpectedly.CVE-2022-0492

Vulnerable Component: BIG-IP ASM,LTM,APM

Affected Versions:
17.0.0
16.1.0 - 16.1.3
15.1.0 - 15.1.7
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.

An authenticated attacker may be able to exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information, modify data, or cause a denial-of-service (DoS).

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.9 severity.
  • Solution
    For more information about patch details please refer to K54724312
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    K54724312 URL Logo support.f5.com/csp/article/K54724312