SOL16383 - Linux RPM vulnerability CVE-2013-6435

Vulnerability Recommended Actions

If the previous table lists a version in the Versions known to be not vulnerable column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to the listed version. If the listed version is older than the version you are currently running, or if the table does not list any version in the column, then no upgrade candidate currently exists.

To mitigate this vulnerability, you can perform one of the following procedures:

All BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Modules

For all BIG-IP and BIG-IQ modules, allow only trusted users to access the system shell.

Traffix SDC

Impact of action: Performing the following procedure should not have a negative impact on your system.

1. Log in to the Traffic SDC command line.
2. Import the GPG Keys from RedHat under the /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/ directory, by typing the following command:

rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release

3. Verify that the RPM package is installed, by using the following command syntax:

rpm -K <rpm_package_name>

For example, to verify the samba-common-3.6.23-14.el6_6.x86_64.rpm RPM, type the following command:

rpm -K samba-common-3.6.23-14.el6_6.x86_64.rpm

samba-common-3.6.23-14.el6_6.x86_64.rpm: rsa sha1 (md5) pgp md5 OK

Supplemental Information

• SOL9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
• SOL9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
• SOL4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy
• SOL4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
• SOL167: Downloading software and firmware from F5
• SOL13123: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (11.x - 12.x)
• SOL10025: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (10.x)
• SOL9502: BIG-IP hotfix matrix
• SOL15106: Managing BIG-IQ product hotfixes
• SOL15113: BIG-IQ hotfix matrix