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CVE-2025-53856

TMM vulnerability

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 17.5.1.3, 17.1.3, 16.1.6.1, 15.1.10.8
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

When a virtual server, network address translation (NAT) object, or secure network address translation (SNAT) object uses the embedded Packet Velocity Acceleration (ePVA) feature, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.  To determine which BIG-IP platforms have an ePVA chip refer to K12837: Overview of the ePVA feature https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K12837 .  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • F5 BIG-IP

    From 17.5.0 · fixed in 17.5.1.3; From 17.1.0 · fixed in 17.1.3; From 16.1.0 · fixed in 16.1.6.1; From 15.1.0 · fixed in 15.1.10.8

References 1

my.f5.com