CVE-2018-15332 — The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7

The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.2 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to get ownership of files owned by root on the local client host in a race condition.

01What is this vulnerability?

The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.2 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to get ownership of files owned by root on the local client host in a race condition.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
F5 Networks, Inc.	BIG	IP (APM), BIG-IP APM Clients, BIG-IP Edge Client — APM Client 7.1.5 - 7.1.7.1, Edge Client 7101 - 7150

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-12-06T14:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T09:54:02.334Z

09References

• support.f5.com — https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12130880
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106135