SB2024071525 - Local denial of service in Junos OS 802.1X authentication daemon



SB2024071525 - Local denial of service in Junos OS 802.1X authentication daemon

Published: July 15, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024071525
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39511)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the 802.1X Authentication (dot1x) Daemon. A local user can run a specific operational dot1x command to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.