SB2023071429 - Local denial of service in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved rpd



SB2023071429 - Local denial of service in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved rpd

Published: July 14, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023071429
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36836)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (Dos) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized resources in a Multicast only Fast Reroute (MoFRR) scenario within the routing protocol daemon (rpd). A local user can trigger an uninitialized usage of resources by executing a specific low privileged CLI command and crash the rpd daemon.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.