CVE-2021-23051

High

Description

On BIG-IP versions 15.1.0.4 through 15.1.3, when the Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK)/Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) driver is used with BIG-IP on Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-5862. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability62. percentile1%
ProductF5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager
PublishedSep 14, 2021
First seenSep 14, 2021

How to fix

Update
  • f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager15.1.3.1 or later
  • f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager15.1.3.1 or later
  • f5 big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall15.1.3.1 or later
  • f5 big-ip_analytics15.1.3.1 or later
  • f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager15.1.3.1 or later
  • f5 big-ip_application_security_manager15.1.3.1 or later
  • f5 big-ip_domain_name_system15.1.3.1 or later
  • f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service15.1.3.1 or later
  • f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager15.1.3.1 or later
  • f5 big-ip_link_controller15.1.3.1 or later
  • f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager15.1.3.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager15.1.0.4 ≤ v < 15.1.3.115.1.3.1
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager15.1.0.4 ≤ v < 15.1.3.115.1.3.1
f5 big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall15.1.0.4 ≤ v < 15.1.3.115.1.3.1
f5 big-ip_analytics15.1.0.4 ≤ v < 15.1.3.115.1.3.1
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager15.1.0.4 ≤ v < 15.1.3.115.1.3.1
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager15.1.0.4 ≤ v < 15.1.3.115.1.3.1
f5 big-ip_domain_name_system15.1.0.4 ≤ v < 15.1.3.115.1.3.1
f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service15.1.0.4 ≤ v < 15.1.3.115.1.3.1
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager15.1.0.4 ≤ v < 15.1.3.115.1.3.1
f5 big-ip_link_controller15.1.0.4 ≤ v < 15.1.3.115.1.3.1
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager15.1.0.4 ≤ v < 15.1.3.115.1.3.1

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CVE-2021-23051 · F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager · Dark Radar