F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM Security Policy release of reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Security Policy Handler. Performing a manipulation results in release of reference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-41691. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM (Firewall Software) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component Security Policy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a release of reference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-763. The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM security policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the bd process to terminate.

The weakness was presented 10/20/2022 as K02694732. The advisory is shared at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-41691 since 09/30/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/20/2022).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Release of reference
CWE: CWE-763 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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09/30/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K02694732
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-41691 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41691
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211833

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2022 10:58
Changes: 10/20/2022 10:58 (48)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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