CVE-2022-34844: BIG-IP and BIG-IQ AWS vulnerability CVE-2022-34844

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-08-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

In BIG-IP Versions 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1 and 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, and all versions of BIG-IQ 8.x, when the Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK)/Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) driver is used with BIG-IP or BIG-IQ on Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Successful exploitation relies on conditions outside of the attacker's control. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1
BIG-IP: from 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1
F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1
BIG-IP ASM: from 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1
F5 BIG-IP DNS: from 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1
F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service: from 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1
F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 15.1.0 before 15.1.6.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1
F5 BIG-IQ: 7.0.0, 7.1.0, 8.0.0, 8.1.0, 8.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: F5 BIG-IP APM 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1; BIG-IP 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1; F5 Big-Ip Analytics 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM) 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1; BIG-IP ASM 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1; F5 BIG-IP DNS 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1; F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1; F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1; F5 Big-Ip Link Controller 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1; F5 BIG-IP (LTM) 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM) 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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