CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-23010

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Published: Jan 25, 2022 | Modified: Feb 01, 2022
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

On BIG-IP versions 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.4, and all versions of 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x, when a FastL4 profile and an HTTP profile are configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness

The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 11.6.0 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.6 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.4 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.4.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.4.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.1.0 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 11.6.0 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.6 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.4 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.4.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.4.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.1.0 (excluding)
Big-ip_analytics F5 11.6.0 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_analytics F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.6 (including)
Big-ip_analytics F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.4 (including)
Big-ip_analytics F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.4.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_analytics F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.4.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_analytics F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.1.0 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 11.6.0 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.6 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.4 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.4.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.4.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.1.0 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 11.6.0 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.6 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.4 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.4.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.4.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_application_security_manager F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.1.0 (excluding)
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 11.6.0 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.6 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.4 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.4.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.4.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_domain_name_system F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.1.0 (excluding)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 11.6.0 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.6 (including)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.4 (including)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.4.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.4.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_fraud_protection_service F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.1.0 (excluding)
Big-ip_global_traffic_manager F5 11.6.0 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_manager F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.6 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.4 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.4.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_global_traffic_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.4.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_global_traffic_manager F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.1.0 (excluding)
Big-ip_link_controller F5 11.6.0 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_link_controller F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.6 (including)
Big-ip_link_controller F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.4 (including)
Big-ip_link_controller F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.4.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_link_controller F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.4.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_link_controller F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.1.0 (excluding)
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 11.6.0 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.6 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.4 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.4.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.4.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_local_traffic_manager F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.1.0 (excluding)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 11.6.0 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.6 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.4 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.4.4 (excluding)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.4.1 (excluding)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.1.0 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.

References