SB2022011230 - Memory leak in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved l2cpd
Published: January 12, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022011230
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22172)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the Layer-2 control protocols daemon (l2cpd). A remote attacker can send specially crafted LLDP packets to the system and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.