CVE-2022-22226

Junos OS: EX4300-MP, EX4600, QFX5000 Series: In VxLAN scenarios specific packets processed cause a memory leak leading to a PFE crash

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
Oct 18, 2022
Updated
May 12, 2025
Reserved
Dec 21, 2021

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Description

In VxLAN scenarios on EX4300-MP, EX4600, QFX5000 Series devices an Uncontrolled Memory Allocation vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated adjacently located attacker sending specific packets to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition by crashing one or more PFE's when they are received and processed by the device. Upon automatic restart of the PFE, continued processing of these packets will cause the memory leak to reappear. Depending on the volume of packets received the attacker may be able to create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX4300-MP, EX4600, QFX5000 Series: 17.1 version 17.1R1 and later versions prior to 17.3R3-S12; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S13, 17.4R3-S5; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S13; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S8; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S5; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S6, 18.4R3-S6; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S1; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2-S3, 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R2. This issue does not affect Junos OS versions prior to 17.1R1.

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-789 Uncontrolled Memory Allocation

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Junos OSJuniper Networks
  • before 17.1R1Not affected
  • 17.1R1 to before 17.1*Affected
  • 17.2R1 to before 17.2*Affected
  • 17.3 to before 17.3R3-S12Affected
  • 17.4 to before 17.4R2-S13, 17.4R3-S5Affected
  • 18.1 to before 18.1R3-S13Affected
  • 18.2 to before 18.2R3-S8Affected
  • 18.3 to before 18.3R3-S5Affected
  • 18.4 to before 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S6, 18.4R3-S6Affected
  • 19.1 to before 19.1R3-S4Affected
  • 19.2 to before 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S1Affected
  • 19.3 to before 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1Affected
  • 19.4 to before 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S1Affected
  • 20.1 to before 20.1R2Affected
  • 20.2 to before 20.2R2-S3, 20.2R3Affected
  • 20.3 to before 20.3R2Affected

References

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