CVE-2021-31367

Junos OS: PTX Series: An FPC heap memory leak will be triggered by certain Flowspec route operations which can lead to an FPC crash

Published Oct 19, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on PTX Series allows an adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending genuine BGP flowspec packets which cause an FPC heap memory leak. Once having run out of memory the FPC will crash and restart along with a core dump. Continued receipted of these packets will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS All versions prior to 18.4R3-S9; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S7; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R3-S6; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S1; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2. Juniper Networks Junos Evolved is not affected.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue in Junos OS: 18.4R3-S9, 19.1R3-S7, 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3, 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3, 19.4R1-S4, 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3, 20.2R3-S1, 20.3R3, 20.4R3, 21.1R2, 21.2R1, and all subsequent releases.


Vendor Workaround

There are no viable workarounds for this issue.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-18277 A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on PTX Series allows an adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending genuine BGP flowspec packets which cause an FPC heap memory leak. Once having run out of memory the FPC will crash and restart along with a core dump. Continued receipted of these packets will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS All versions prior to 18.4R3-S9; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S7; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R3-S6; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S1; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2. Juniper Networks Junos Evolved is not affected.
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History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
juniper
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 9:08 PM
Reserved
Apr 15, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 19, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:51 AM