ESB-2018.3107 - [Appliance] F5 BIG-IP products: Root compromise - Existing account 2018-10-12
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.3107
Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2017-6346
12 October 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F5 BIG-IP products
Publisher: F5 Networks
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-6346
Reference: ASB-2017.0141
ESB-2018.0717
ESB-2018.0600
ESB-2017.3201
ESB-2017.3083
ESB-2017.3060
Original Bulletin:
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K11023978
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K11023978:Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2017-6346
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 13 Apr, 2017
Latest Publication Date: 12 Oct, 2018
Security Advisory Description
Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13
allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly
have unspecified other impact via a multithreaded application that makes
PACKET_FANOUT setsockopt system calls. (CVE-2017-6346)
Impact
This vulnerability allows unauthorized disclosure of information, unauthorized
modification, and disruption of service.
Security Advisory Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 653848 (BIG-IP) to this vulnerability.
Additionally, BIG-IP iHealth may list Heuristic H11023978 on the Diagnostics >
Identified > Medium page.
To determine if your release is known to be vulnerable, the components or
features that are affected by the vulnerability, and for information about
releases or hotfixes that address the vulnerability, refer to the following
table.
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
| |Versions known |Versions known to| |Vulnerable |
|Product |to be |be not vulnerable|Severity |component or |
| |vulnerable | | |feature |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
| |14.0.0 |12.0.0 - 12.1.3 | | |
|BIG-IP LTM |13.0.0 - 13.1.1|11.4.0 - 11.6.3 |Medium |Linux kernel |
| | |11.2.1 | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IP AAM |14.0.0 |12.0.0 - 12.1.3 |Medium |Linux kernel |
| |13.0.0 - 13.1.1|11.4.0 - 11.6.3 | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IP AFM |14.0.0 |12.0.0 - 12.1.3 |Medium |Linux kernel |
| |13.0.0 - 13.1.1|11.4.0 - 11.6.3 | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IP |14.0.0 |12.0.0 - 12.1.3 | | |
|Analytics |13.0.0 - 13.1.1|11.4.0 - 11.6.3 |Medium |Linux kernel |
| | |11.2.1 | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
| |14.0.0 |12.0.0 - 12.1.3 | | |
|BIG-IP APM |13.0.0 - 13.1.1|11.4.0 - 11.6.3 |Medium |Linux kernel |
| | |11.2.1 | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
| |14.0.0 |12.0.0 - 12.1.3 | | |
|BIG-IP ASM |13.0.0 - 13.1.1|11.4.0 - 11.6.3 |Medium |Linux kernel |
| | |11.2.1 | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IP DNS |14.0.0 |12.0.0 - 12.1.3 |Medium |Linux kernel |
| |13.0.0 - 13.1.1| | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IP Edge |None |11.2.1 |Not |None |
|Gateway | | |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IP GTM |None |11.4.0 - 11.6.3 |Not |None |
| | |11.2.1 |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IP Link |14.0.0 |12.0.0 - 12.1.3 | | |
|Controller |13.0.0 - 13.1.1|11.4.0 - 11.6.3 |Medium |Linux kernel |
| | |11.2.1 | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IP PEM |14.0.0 |12.0.0 - 12.1.3 |Medium |Linux kernel |
| |13.0.0 - 13.1.1|11.4.0 - 11.6.3 | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IP PSM |None |11.4.0 - 11.4.1 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IP |None |11.2.1 |Not |None |
|WebAccelerator | | |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IP WebSafe |14.0.0 |12.0.0 - 12.1.3 |Medium |Linux kernel |
| |13.0.0 - 13.1.1|11.6.0 - 11.6.3 | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|ARX |None |6.2.0 - 6.4.0 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|Enterprise |None |3.1.1 |Not |None |
|Manager | | |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IQ Cloud |None |4.0.0 - 4.5.0 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IQ Device |None |4.2.0 - 4.5.0 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IQ Security|None |4.0.0 - 4.5.0 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IQ ADC |None |4.5.0 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IQ | |5.0.0 - 5.4.0 |Not | |
|Centralized |None |4.6.0 |vulnerable|None |
|Management | | | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|BIG-IQ Cloud | | |Not | |
|and |None |1.0.0 |vulnerable|None |
|Orchestration | | | | |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|F5 iWorkflow |None |2.0.0 - 2.3.0 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|LineRate |None |2.5.0 - 2.6.2 |Not |None |
| | | |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
|Traffix SDC |None |5.0.0 - 5.1.0 |Not |None |
| | |4.0.0 - 4.4.0 |vulnerable| |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+----------+---------------+
Security Advisory Recommended Actions
If you are running a version listed in the Versions known to be vulnerable
column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to a version listed
in the Versions known to be not vulnerable column. If the table lists only an
older version than what you are currently running, or does not list a
non-vulnerable version, then no upgrade candidate currently exists.
Mitigation
None
Supplemental Information
o K9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
o K9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
o K4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy
o K4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
o K167: Downloading software and firmware from F5
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