Race condition in Juniper Networks, Inc. products - CVE-2021-0298

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Race condition in Juniper Networks, Inc. products - CVE-2021-0298

Published: October 14, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57358
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0298
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the "show chassis pic" command. A local user can exploit the race and cause a denial of service condition on the system.


Affected software

PTX10008​
PTX10003
Junos OS Evolved

How to mitigate CVE-2021-0298

Install updates from vendor's website.

Junos OS Evolved - addressed in versions 20.1R2-EVO, 20.2R1-EVO

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