SB2022102099 - Privilege escalation in F5OS kernel 



SB2022102099 - Privilege escalation in F5OS kernel

Published: October 20, 2022 Updated: March 20, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2022102099
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2588)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the network packet scheduler implementation in the route4_change() function in Linux kernel when removing all references to a route filter before freeing it. A local user can run a specially crafted program to crash the kernel or execute arbitrary code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.