Memory leak in F5 BIG-IP TMM tenants on VELOS and rSeries

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU89331

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-32761

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the Traffic Management Microkernels (TMMs) of BIG-IP tenants running on VELOS and rSeries platforms. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP: before

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000139217

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.