SOL05770600 - Linux libuser vulnerability CVE-2015-3246

Vulnerability Recommended Actions

If you are running a version listed in the Versions known to be vulnerablecolumn, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to a version listed in the Versions known to be not vulnerablecolumn. If the table lists only an older version than what you are currently running, or does not list a non-vulnerable version, then no upgrade candidate currently exists.

F5 responds to vulnerabilities in accordance with theSeverity values published in the previous table. TheSeverity values and other security vulnerability parameters are defined in SOL4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy.

To mitigate this vulnerability, you can limit administrative shell access to trusted users only.

Supplemental Information

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• SOL4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
• SOL167: Downloading software and firmware from F5