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Paula_Livingsto
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Apr 24, 2019

F5 and Linux Kernel CVE-2019-8980 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Hi all,   I have been asked this morning by a military client for whom I monitor a number of LTM regarding the susceptibility of his equipment to this vulnerability (Linux Kernel CVE-2019-8980 Den...
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    Paula_Livingsto
    Apr 27, 2019

    Thanks, guys, I've spoken to my local f5 guys and they have confirmed the information on the NIST site is incorrect or rather out of date and the vulnerability is no longer under scrutiny.

     

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Grace_389420
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Apr 26, 2019

Hi,

 

F5 has clearly stated that its products are not vulnerable. However you can check the kernel version of the LTM.