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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 16.1.1. This affects an unknown function of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-23022. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 16.1.1 (Firewall Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Traffic Management Microkernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2022 as K96924184. The advisory is shared at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-23022 since 01/10/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 16.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 16.1.2

Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K96924184
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191617

Entryinfo

Created: 01/26/2022 08:05
Updated: 01/28/2022 15:54
Changes: 01/26/2022 08:05 (41), 01/28/2022 15:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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