Memory leak in F5 Networks products - CVE-2020-5861

Vulnerability identifier: #VU26456

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5861

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process may produce a core file in some cases when Ram Cache incorrectly optimizes stored data. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

BIG-IP
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP FPS
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP Link Controller

Install updates from vendor's website.

BIG-IP - update to 12.1.5.1
BIG-IP LTM - update to 12.1.5.1
BIG-IP DNS - update to 12.1.5.1
BIG-IP FPS - update to 12.1.5.1
BIG-IP AAM - update to 12.1.5.1
BIG-IP GTM - update to 12.1.5.1
BIG-IP ASM - update to 12.1.5.1
BIG-IP APM - update to 12.1.5.1
BIG-IP Analytics - update to 12.1.5.1
BIG-IP Link Controller - update to 12.1.5.1
BIG-IP AFM - update to 12.1.5.1
BIG-IP PEM - update to 12.1.5.1

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22113131

• Multiple vulnerabilities in F5 BIG-IP products and BIG-IQ Centralized Management