K74759095 : SafeNet External Network HSM script vulnerability CVE-2017-6165

Security Advisory Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe 11.5.1 HF6 through 11.5.4 HF4, 11.6.0 through 11.6.1 HF1, and 12.0.0 through 12.1.2 on VIPRION platforms only, the script which synchronizes SafeNet External Network HSM configuration elements between blades in a clustered deployment will log the HSM partition password in cleartext to the “/var/log/ltm” log file. (CVE-2017-6165)

Impact

An attacker with access to the logged password may be able to cause disruption of service or have other impacts on the HSM partition.