BIG-IP before 16.1.3.1 & 15.1.6.1 + BIG-IQ 8.x DPDK/ENA TMM Crash on AWS
CVE-2022-34844 Published on August 4, 2022
BIG-IP and BIG-IQ AWS vulnerability CVE-2022-34844
In BIG-IP Versions 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1 and 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, and all versions of BIG-IQ 8.x, when the Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK)/Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) driver is used with BIG-IP or BIG-IQ on Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Successful exploitation relies on conditions outside of the attacker's control. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-34844 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-34844
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Affected Versions
F5 BIG-IP:- Version 13.1.0 and below 13.1.x* is unaffected.
- Version 14.1.0 and below 14.1.x* is unaffected.
- Version 15.1.x and below 15.1.6.1 is affected.
- Version 16.1.x and below 16.1.3.1 is affected.
- Version 17.0.0 and below 17.0.x* is unaffected.
- Version 7.0.0 and below 7.x* is unaffected.
- Version 8.0.0 and below 8.x* is affected.
Exploit Probability
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