The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 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. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or assume super-user privileges on the local client host.
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{
"product": "BIG-IP APM client for Linux",
"vendor": "F5 Networks, Inc.",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Prior to version 7.1.7.1"
}
]
},
{
"product": "BIG-IP APM client for macOS",
"vendor": "F5 Networks, Inc.",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Prior to version 7.1.7.1"
}
]
}
]