CVE-2022-29473: High severity f5 access policy manager vulnerability

Published May 5, 2022
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Updated

On F5 BIG-IP 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, and 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, when an IPSec ALG profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed responses can cause Traffic Management Microkernel(TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Affected Software

198 affected components
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=13.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=13.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=13.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=16.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=16.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=16.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=16.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=16.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=16.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=16.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=16.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=13.1.5
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=16.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=13.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=13.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=13.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=13.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=16.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=16.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=13.1.5
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=13.1.5
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=13.1.5
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=13.1.5
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=13.1.5
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=13.1.5
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=16.1.2

Event History

May 5, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:44 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:44 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-29473?

CVE-2022-29473 has been classified with a moderate severity level due to the potential for Traffic Management Microkernel termination.

2

What versions of F5 BIG-IP are affected by CVE-2022-29473?

CVE-2022-29473 affects F5 BIG-IP versions 15.1.x before 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.6, and 13.1.x before 13.1.5.

3

How do I fix CVE-2022-29473?

To remediate CVE-2022-29473, please upgrade to the latest version of F5 BIG-IP that mitigates the issue.

4

What impact does CVE-2022-29473 have on my F5 BIG-IP system?

CVE-2022-29473 can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate unexpectedly, potentially leading to service disruption.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2022-29473 until I can upgrade?

Currently, there are no official workarounds provided for CVE-2022-29473, and upgrading is recommended to avoid potential impacts.

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