high
7.8
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2015-5516

First published: Wed Jan 20 2016(Updated: )

Memory leak in the last hop kernel module in F5 BIG-IP LTM, GTM, and Link Controller 10.1.x, 10.2.x before 10.2.4 HF13, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.x before HF6, BIG-IP AAM 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2 and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP AFM and PEM 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP Analytics 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP APM and ASM 10.1.0 through 10.2.4, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 10.1.x, 10.2.x before 10.2.4 HF13, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, and 11.3.0, BIG-IP PSM 10.1.x, 10.2.x before 10.2.4 HF13, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, and 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF, Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 through 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.5.0, BIG-IQ Device 4.2.0 through 4.5.0, and BIG-IQ ADC 4.5.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted UDP packets.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
F5 BIG-IQ Application Delivery Controller=4.5.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.0.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.0.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.1.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.2.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.2.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.2.2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.2.3
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.2.4
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.0.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.1.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.2.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.2.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.3.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.4.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.4.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.3
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.6.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=10.1.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=10.2.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=10.2.1
F5 Access Policy Manager=10.2.2
F5 Access Policy Manager=10.2.3
F5 Access Policy Manager=10.2.4
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.0.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.1.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.2.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.2.1
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.3.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.4.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.4.1
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.5.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.5.1
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.5.2
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.5.3
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.2.2
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.2.3
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=11.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=11.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=11.3.0
F5 Application Security Manager=10.1.0
F5 Application Security Manager=10.2.0
F5 Application Security Manager=10.2.1
F5 Application Security Manager=10.2.2
F5 Application Security Manager=10.2.3
F5 Application Security Manager=10.2.4
F5 Application Security Manager=11.0.0
F5 Application Security Manager=11.1.0
F5 Application Security Manager=11.2.0
F5 Application Security Manager=11.2.1
F5 Application Security Manager=11.3.0
F5 Application Security Manager=11.4.0
F5 Application Security Manager=11.4.1
F5 Application Security Manager=11.5.0
F5 Application Security Manager=11.5.1
F5 Application Security Manager=11.5.2
F5 Application Security Manager=11.5.3
F5 Application Security Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IQ Security=4.0.0
F5 BIG-IQ Security=4.1.0
F5 BIG-IQ Security=4.2.0
F5 BIG-IQ Security=4.3.0
F5 BIG-IQ Security=4.4.0
F5 BIG-IQ Security=4.5.0
F5 BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager=10.1.0
F5 BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager=10.2.0
F5 BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager=10.2.1
F5 BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager=10.2.2
F5 BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager=10.2.3
F5 BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager=10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager=11.0.0
F5 BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager=11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager=11.2.0
F5 BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager=11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager=11.3.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.1.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.2.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.2.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.2.2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.2.3
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=10.2.4
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.0.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.1.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.2.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.2.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.3.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.4.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.4.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.3
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=10.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=10.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=10.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=10.2.2
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=10.2.3
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.4.1
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.5.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.5.3
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.4.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.5.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.5.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.4.1
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.5.0
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.5.3
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration=4.0.0
F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration=4.1.0
F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration=4.2.0
F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration=4.3.0
F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration=4.4.0
F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration=4.5.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=11.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=11.4.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=11.5.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=11.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=11.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=11.5.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IQ Device=4.2.0
F5 BIG-IQ Device=4.3.0
F5 BIG-IQ Device=4.4.0
F5 BIG-IQ Device=4.5.0
F5 Enterprise Manager=3.0.0
F5 Enterprise Manager=3.1.0
F5 Enterprise Manager=3.1.1
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=10.1.0
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=10.2.0
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=10.2.1
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=10.2.2
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=10.2.3
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=11.0.0
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=11.2.0
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.4.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.5.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.5.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=10.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=10.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=10.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=10.2.2
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=10.2.3
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=11.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=11.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=11.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=11.4.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2015-5516?

    CVE-2015-5516 is rated as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the impact of memory leaks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2015-5516?

    Fixing CVE-2015-5516 involves upgrading to the latest patched versions of affected F5 products.

  • What software versions are affected by CVE-2015-5516?

    CVE-2015-5516 affects various versions of F5 BIG-IP LTM, GTM, LINK Controller including 10.1.x, 10.2.x before 10.2.4 HF13, and others.

  • What types of F5 products are impacted by CVE-2015-5516?

    CVE-2015-5516 impacts F5 products including BIG-IP LTM, GTM, Link Controller, BIG-IP AAM, and more.

  • What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2015-5516?

    CVE-2015-5516 is a memory leak vulnerability that can lead to resource exhaustion.

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