#VU56153 Input validation error in BIG-IP - CVE-2021-23044

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#VU56153 Input validation error in BIG-IP - CVE-2021-23044

Published: August 30, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56153
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23044
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP
Software vendor:
F5 Networks

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when the Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) compression driver is used on affected BIG-IP hardware and BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) platforms. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

This vulnerability affects the following platforms:

  • i4000, i4600, i4800, YK i4000
  • i5000, i5600, i5800, HRC-i5000, HRC-i5800, i5820-DF
  • i7000, i7600, i7800, i7000-D, i7820-DF
  • i10000, i10600, i10800, i10000-D, HRC-i10800
  • i11000, i11600, i11800, i11000-DS, i11000-D
  • i15000, i15600, i15800, i15000-N
  • VIPRION B4400N blade
  • BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE)

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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