CVE-2022-23024 Denial of service in BIG-IP AFM

High 7.5 Published 25 Jan 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service in BIG-IP AFM by sending specific IPsec traffic when the IPsec ALG logging profile is enabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-23024?

CVE-2022-23024 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, published on 25 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On BIG-IP AFM version 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.2, and all versions of 13.1.x, when the IPsec application layer gateway (ALG) logging profile is configured on an IPsec ALG virtual server, undisclosed IPsec traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23024?

It affects 1 product.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23024?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-23024 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-q727-99h7-2wcw.