SB2024081522 - Denial of service in F5 BIG-IP MPTCP 



SB2024081522 - Denial of service in F5 BIG-IP MPTCP

Published: August 15, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024081522
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41164)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in MPTCP. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.