High [CVE-2021-23028] BIG-IP: On version 16.0.x before 16.0.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.3.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.2, and 13.1.x before 13.1.4
This high-severity F5 advisory covers CVE-2021-23028 affecting BIG-IP, ASM.
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Summary
On version 16.0.x before 16.0.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.3.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.2, and 13.1.x before 13.1.4, when JSON content profiles are configured for URLs as part of an F5 Advanced Web Application Firewall (WAF)/BIG-IP ASM security policy and applied to a virtual server, undisclosed requests may cause the BIG-IP ASM bd process to terminate.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- 16.0.x
- 15.1.x
- 14.1.x
- 13.1.x
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- 16.0.1.2
- 15.1.3.1
- 14.1.4.2
- 13.1.4
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 16.0.1.2, 15.1.3.1, 14.1.4.2, 13.1.4. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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