CVE-2024-39778: BIG-IP HSB vulnerability

Published Aug 14, 2024
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Updated

When a stateless virtual server is configured on a BIG-IP system with a High-Speed Bridge (HSB), undisclosed requests can cause virtual servers to stop processing client connections and the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.

Other sources

When a stateless virtual server is configured on BIG-IP system with a High-Speed Bridge (HSB), undisclosed requests can cause TMM to terminate.

Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

— MITRE

Affected Software

66 affected componentsFixes available
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=17.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall=17.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=17.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Application Visibility And Reporting>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Application Visibility And Reporting>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Application Visibility And Reporting=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Automation Toolchain>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Automation Toolchain>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Automation Toolchain=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Carrier-grade Nat>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Carrier-grade Nat>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Carrier-grade Nat=17.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=17.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=17.1.0
F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=17.1.0
F5 Big-ip Websafe>=15.1.0<=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Websafe>=16.1.0<16.1.5
F5 Big-ip Websafe=17.1.0
F5 BIG-IP (all other modules)=17.1.0
17.1.1
F5 BIG-IP (all other modules)>=16.1.0<=16.1.4
16.1.5
F5 BIG-IP (all other modules)>=15.1.0<=15.1.10
15.1.10.8

Event History

Aug 14, 2024
Advisory Published
via F5·01:11 PM
Data Sourced
via F5·01:11 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:32 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:32 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-39778?

CVE-2024-39778 has not publicly disclosed a severity rating, but it can potentially disrupt client connections on BIG-IP systems.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-39778?

To address CVE-2024-39778, upgrade your F5 BIG-IP software to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability.

3

What versions of F5 BIG-IP are affected by CVE-2024-39778?

CVE-2024-39778 affects F5 BIG-IP versions 17.1.0 and earlier, as well as multiple versions in the 16.x and 15.x series.

4

Can CVE-2024-39778 cause system downtime?

Yes, CVE-2024-39778 can lead to downtime as it may stop the virtual servers from processing client requests.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-39778?

Currently, the only effective remediation for CVE-2024-39778 is to upgrade to an unaffected version of F5 BIG-IP.

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