K31856317 : BIG-IP Packet Filters vulnerability CVE-2022-27182

Security Advisory Description

When BIG-IP packet filters are enabled and a virtual server is configured with the type set to Reject, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. (CVE-2022-27182)

Impact

System performance can degrade until the process is either forced to restart or manually restarted. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a degradation of service that can lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) on the BIG-IP system. There is no control plane exposure; this is a data plane issue only.