F5 Product Security Update Advisory (CVE-2023-4408)

Overview

 

An update has been made available to address a vulnerability in F5 products. users of affected versions are advised to update to the latest version.

 

Affected Products

 

CVE-2023-4408

  • BIG-IP (all modules) Versions 17.1.0 through 17.1.1
  • BIG-IP (all modules) versions 16.1.0 through 16.1.4
  • BIG-IP (all modules) versions 15.1.0 through 15.1.10
  • BIG-IQ Centralized Management 8.1.0 through 8.3.0 versions

 

The `named` DNS message parsing code contains high computational complexity, which can cause excessive CPU load on the `named` instance if it receives a crafted query and response (CVE-2023-4408)

 

Vulnerability Patches

 

Vulnerability patches were made available in the March 23, 2024 update. Please follow the instructions on the Referenced Sites to update to the latest Vulnerability Patches version.

CVE-2023-4408

  • Update as instructed on the Referenced Sites[2]

 

Referenced Sites

 

[1] CVE-2023-4408 Detail

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4408

[2] K000138990: BIND vulnerability CVE-2023-4408

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000138990?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS