Riskcovery

CVE-2022-22168

Junos OS: vMX and MX150: Specific packets might cause a memory leak and eventually an FPC reboot

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
Jan 19, 2022
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Reserved
Dec 21, 2021

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Description

An Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input vulnerability in the kernel of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to trigger a Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability. Continued exploitation of this vulnerability will eventually lead to an FPC reboot and thereby a Denial of Service (DoS). This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on vMX and MX150: All versions prior to 19.2R1-S8, 19.2R3-S4; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S5; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S5, 19.4R3-S6; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S1; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2-S1, 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R1-S1, 21.2R2; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R1-S1, 21.3R2.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hjuniper

Weaknesses

  • CWE-1287 Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Junos OSJuniper Networks
  • before 19.2R1-S8, 19.2R3-S4Affected
  • 19.3 to before 19.3R3-S5Affected
  • 19.4 to before 19.4R2-S5, 19.4R3-S6Affected
  • 20.1 to before 20.1R3-S2Affected
  • 20.2 to before 20.2R3-S3Affected
  • 20.3 to before 20.3R3-S1Affected
  • 20.4 to before 20.4R3Affected
  • 21.1 to before 21.1R2-S1, 21.1R3Affected
  • 21.2 to before 21.2R1-S1, 21.2R2Affected
  • 21.3 to before 21.3R1-S1, 21.3R2Affected

References

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