Speculative race condition in F5 F5OS Linux kernel



Risk Low
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-2193
CWE-ID CWE-362
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU87374

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 8.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2193

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a speculative race condition. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to contents of arbitrary host memory, including memory assigned to other guests.

The vulnerability was dubbed GhostRace.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

F5OS: 1.5.0 - 1.7.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000139682


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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