CVE-2021-22996
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CVE-2021-22996 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. On all 7.x versions (fixed in 8.0.0), when set up for auto failover, a BIG-IQ Data Collection Device (DCD) cluster member that receives an undisclosed message may cause the corosync process to abort. This behavior may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) and impact the stability of a BIG-IQ high availability (HA) cluster. EPSS estimates a 0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
On all 7.x versions (fixed in 8.0.0), when set up for auto failover, a BIG-IQ Data Collection Device (DCD) cluster member that receives an undisclosed message may cause the corosync process to abort. This behavior may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) and impact the stability of a BIG-IQ high availability (HA) cluster. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| F5 | Big-Iq Centralized Management | >= 7.0.0, < 8.0.0 |
References
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K16352404Vendor Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K16352404Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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