VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-23044

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.93%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

On BIG-IP version 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.3.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.2, 13.1.x before 13.1.4.1, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, when the Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) compression driver is used on affected BIG-IP hardware and BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) platforms, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness classification

  • f5sirt@f5.com: CWE-20
  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references