The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be running an operating system release that is currently supported by the vendor.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Network devices running an unsupported operating system lack current security fixes required to mitigate the risks associated with recent vulnerabilities.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-266080r1024886_rule
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
If the release is not a supported version, then update the version.
From the BIG-IP GUI:
1. Import .iso.
a. System.
b. Software Management.