F5 BIG-IP up to 16.1.1 Traffic Management Microkernel null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in F5 BIG-IP up to 16.1.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-23021. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 16.1.1 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was released 01/26/2022 as K57111075. The advisory is shared for download at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-23021 since 01/10/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 16.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 16.1.2

Timelineinfo

01/10/2022 🔍
01/26/2022 +16 days 🔍
01/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/28/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K57111075
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23021 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23021
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191616

Entryinfo

Created: 01/26/2022 08:02
Updated: 01/28/2022 15:49
Changes: 01/26/2022 08:02 (41), 01/28/2022 15:49 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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