SB2022101727 - Denial of service in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved BGP flaps



SB2022101727 - Denial of service in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved BGP flaps

Published: October 17, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022101727
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
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 1 security vulnerability.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22208)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Routing Protocol Daemon (rdp) when handling BGP session flaps. A remote attacker can cause continued flagging of BGP sessions and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.