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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.4743 The BIG-IP DNS system may erroneously display the TSIG key secret in plain text form 20 December 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: BIG-IP DNS Publisher: F5 Networks Operating System: Network Appliance Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade Original Bulletin: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K36328238 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- K36328238:The BIG-IP DNS system may erroneously display the TSIG key secret in plain text form Security Advisory Original Publication Date: 20 Dec, 2019 Security Advisory Description The BIG-IP DNS system may erroneously display the Transaction Signature (TSIG) key secret in plain text form. This issue occurs when all of the following conditions are met: o You configured a TSIG key in the BIG-IP DNS system. o You used one of the following methods to view the TSIG key configuration: The TMOS Shell (tmsh) utility The /config/bigip.conf file Impact A user who can access the system with the command line or tmsh can view the TSIG key secret in plain text. Symptoms As a result of this issue, you may encounter one or more of the following symptoms: o You can view the TSIG key secret in plain text when you enter the following command in the tmsh utility: list /ltm dns tsig-key o You can view the TSIG key secret in plain text from the tsig-key configuration stanza in the /config/bigip.conf file. Security Advisory Status F5 Product Development has assigned ID 761032 to this issue. F5 has confirmed that this issue exists in the products listed in the Applies to (see versions) box, located in the upper-right corner of this article. For information about releases, point releases, or hotfixes that resolve this issue, refer to the following table. +------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------------+ |Type of fix |Fixes introduced |Related articles | | |in | | +------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------------+ |Release |15.1.0 |K2200: Most recent versions of F5 | | | |software | +------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------------+ |Point release/ |14.1.2.3 |K9502: BIG-IP hotfix and point release | |hotfix |14.0.1.1 |matrix | | |13.1.3.2 | | +------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------------+ Security Advisory Recommended Actions Workaround None Supplemental Information o K51812227: Understanding Security Advisory versioning o K41942608: Overview of AskF5 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 K13123: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (11.x - 13.x) 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 K03332436: The BIG-IP DNS Configuration utility may erroneously display the TSIG key secret in plain text form - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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