K52171282: BIG-IP APM client for Linux and macOS vulnerability CVE-2018-5529

Security Advisory Description The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7 for Linux and Mac OS X runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to assume super-user privileges on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowled...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM client for Linux and macOS vulnerability (K52171282)

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 11.5.9 / 11.6.3.3 / 12.1.3.7 / 13.1.1.2 / 14.0.0 / 14.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K52171282 advisory. - The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7 for...

CVE-2018-5529

The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7 for Linux and Mac OS X runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to assume super-user privileges on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information,...

CVE-2018-5529

The CVE-2018-5529 entry concerns the svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client for Linux and macOS, vulnerable prior to version 7.1.7. The issue arises because svpn runs as a privileged process, enabling a local unprivileged user to gain super-user privileges on the local client host, potentiall...