SOL16389 - Multiple MySQL vulnerabilities

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.

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

To mitigate this vulnerability for BIG-IP and Enterprise Manager, you should only permit management access to F5 products over a secure network and limit shell access to trusted users. For more information, refer to SOL13309: Restricting access to the Configuration utility by source IP address (11.x) and SOL13092: Overview of securing access to the BIG-IP system.

Additionally, for Enterprise Manager, you should not enable the Remote Access feature to provide remote access to the statistical database. If you have enabled the Remote Access feature, you should disable it by performing the following procedure:

Disabling the Remote Access feature

Impact of action: Remote access to the MySQL statistical database will no longer be allowed.

1. Log in to the Enterprise Manager Configuration utility.
2. Click Enterprise Management.
3. Navigate to theOptions> Statistics>Remote Accesspage.
4. Clear the Allow Remote Access check box.
5. Click Save Changes.

Supplemental Information

• SOL9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
• SOL9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
• 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