SB2022011231 - Denial of service in Junos OS FPC

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SB2022011231 - Denial of service in Junos OS FPC

Published: January 12, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022011231
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22170)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE). A remote attacker can send specific packets over VXLAN and perform denial of service attack by resetting FPC.


2) Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22171)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to preform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE). A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets over VXLAN and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack by resetting FPC.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References