SB2024011071 - Double free in Juniper Junos OS
Published: January 10, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024011071
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) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21606)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to double free error in the flow processing daemon (flowd). A remote non-authenticated attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
In a remote access VPN scenario, if a "tcp-encap-profile" is configured and a sequence of specific packets is received, a flowd crash and restart will be observed.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.