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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.2036.3
BIG-IP APM client for Linux and Mac OS X vulnerability CVE-2018-5529
1 April 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: BIG-IP APM Client
BIG-IP Edge Client
Publisher: F5 Networks
Operating System: Linux variants
Mac OS
Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-5529
Original Bulletin:
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52171282
Revision History: April 1 2019: Updated with latest publication
October 15 2018: Updated Security Advisory Status Table
July 12 2018: Initial Release
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K52171282:BIG-IP APM client for Linux and macOS vulnerability CVE-2018-5529
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 12 Jul, 2018
Latest Publication Date: 30 Mar, 2019
Security Advisory Description
The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7 for Linux
and Mac OS X runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to
assume super-user privileges on the local client host. A malicious local
unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate
certain data, or disrupt service. (CVE-2018-5529)
Impact
A malicious, local, unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive
information, manipulate certain data, or disrupt service.
Security Advisory Status
F5 Product Development has assigned IDs 693810 and 704184 (BIG-IP APM and APM
Clients) to this vulnerability.
To determine if your product and version have been evaluated for this
vulnerability, refer to the Applies to (see versions) box. 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. For more information
about security advisory versioning, refer to K51812227: Understanding Security
Advisory versioning.
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
| | |Versions |Fixes | |CVSSv3|Vulnerable|
|Product |Branch|known to |introduced|Severity |score^|component |
| | |be |in | |1 |or feature|
| | |vulnerable| | | | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
| |14.x |None |14.1.0 | | | |
| | | |14.0.0 | | | |
| +------+----------+----------+ | | |
| |13.x |13.0.0 - |13.1.1.2 | | |Linux/ |
| | |13.1.1 | | | |macOS VPN |
|BIG-IP (APM) +------+----------+----------+High |7.8 |client |
| |12.x |12.1.0 - |12.1.3.7 | | |component |
| | |12.1.3 | | | |(svpn) |
| +------+----------+----------+ | | |
| |11.x |11.5.1 - |11.6.3.3 | | | |
| | |11.6.3 |11.5.9 | | | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
| | | | | | |Linux/ |
| | |7.1.5 - | | | |macOS VPN |
|APM Clients |7.1.x |7.1.6.1 |7.1.7^2 |High |7.8 |client |
| | | | | | |component |
| | | | | | |(svpn) |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
| | | | | | |Linux/ |
| | |7101 - | | | |macOS VPN |
|BIG-IP Edge Client |71xx |7150 |None |High |7.8 |client |
| | | | | | |component |
| | | | | | |(svpn) |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
|BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, |13.x |None |Not | | | |
|AFM, Analytics, | | |applicable| | | |
|ASM, DNS, Edge +------+----------+----------+ | | |
|Gateway, FPS, GTM, |12.x |None |Not |Not |None |None |
|Link Controller, | | |applicable|vulnerable| | |
|PEM, +------+----------+----------+ | | |
|WebAccelerator) |11.x |None |Not | | | |
| | | |applicable| | | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
|Enterprise Manager |3.x |None |Not |Not |None |None |
| | | |applicable|vulnerable| | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
| |5.x |None |Not | | | |
|BIG-IQ Centralized | | |applicable|Not | | |
|Management +------+----------+----------+vulnerable|None |None |
| |4.x |None |Not | | | |
| | | |applicable| | | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
|BIG-IQ Cloud and |1.x |None |Not |Not |None |None |
|Orchestration | | |applicable|vulnerable| | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
|F5 iWorkflow |2.x |None |Not |Not |None |None |
| | | |applicable|vulnerable| | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
|LineRate |2.x |None |Not |Not |None |None |
| | | |applicable|vulnerable| | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
| |5.x |None |Not | | | |
| | | |applicable|Not | | |
|Traffix SDC +------+----------+----------+vulnerable|None |None |
| |4.x |None |Not | | | |
| | | |applicable| | | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
^1The CVSSv3 score link takes you to a resource outside of AskF5, and it is
possible that the document may be removed without our knowledge.
^2 In BIG-IP 13.1.0 and later, you can update APM client components
independently from BIG-IP software. APM Clients 7.1.5, which is bundled with
BIG-IP 13.1.0, is affected by this vulnerability. To address this
vulnerability, customers running BIG-IP 13.1.0 and later can download and
install APM Clients 7.1.7.
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 Fixes introduced in 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
Acknowledgements
F5 would like to acknowledge Rich Mirch for bringing this issue to our
attention and following the highest standards of responsible disclosure.
Supplemental Information
o K51812227: Understanding Security Advisory versioning
o K41942608: Overview of Security Advisory articles
o K4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy
o K4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
o K9502: BIG-IP hotfix and point release matrix
o K48955220: Installing an OPSWAT Endpoint Security update on BIG-IP APM
systems (11.4.x and later)
o K167: Downloading software and firmware from F5
o K9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
o K9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
o K13757: BIG-IP Edge Client version matrix
o K52547540: Updating BIG-IP Edge Client for the BIG-IP APM system
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