K91171450 : BIG-IP engineering hotfix Trusted Platform Module vulnerability CVE-2020-5851

Security Advisory Description

On impacted versions and platforms, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system integrity check cannot detect modifications to specific system components. (CVE-2020-5851)

Impact

BIG-IP
The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on the BIG-IP iSeries platforms (i850, i2000, i4000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000, i15000) and the VIPRION B4450 blades fails to function properly and is unable to detect any potential security compromise of the affected systems. This does not impact any other hardware platform.
Important: This vulnerability impacts only BIG-IP Engineering hotfixes obtained from F5 Support. Refer to the table in the following section for the list of affected versions. To verify if you are running an affected version from this list, perform the procedure in theRecommended Actions section. This vulnerability does not affect any of the BIG-IP major, minor, maintenance, or point releases you obtained from F5 Downloads.

BIG-IQ / Traffix SDC
There is no impact; these F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.