SB2024041118 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Juniper Junos OS
Published: April 11, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024041118
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Missing release of memory after effective lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21609)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing release of memory after effective lifetime error in the IKE daemon (iked). A remote non-authenticated attacker can successfully establish IPsec tunnels to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.