CVE-2022-22170: Junos OS: Specific packets over VXLAN cause FPC memory leak and ultimately reset
First published: Wed Jan 12 2022(Updated: )
A Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending specific packets over VXLAN which cause heap memory to leak and on exhaustion the PFE to reset. The heap memory utilization can be monitored with the command: user@host> show chassis fpc This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R3-S6; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S1; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2. This issue does not affect versions of Junos OS prior to 19.4R1.
Credit: sirt@juniper.net
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r1-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r1-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r1-s4 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r2-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r2-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r2-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r2-s4 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r2-s5 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3-s4 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3-s5 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3-s6 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r1-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r1-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r1-s4 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r2-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r2-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r3-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r3-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r1-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r1-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r2-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r2-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r2-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r3-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r3-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.3-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.3-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.3-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.3-r2-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.3-r3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.3-r3-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.4-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.4-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.4-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.4-r2-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.4-r2-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.4-r3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =21.1-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =21.1-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =21.1-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =21.1-r2-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =21.2-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =21.2-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =21.3-r1 |
Remedy
The following Junos OS software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R3-S6, 20.1R3-S2, 20.2R3-S3, 20.3R3-S1, 20.4R3, 21.1R3, 21.2R2, 21.3R1, and all subsequent releases.
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- version/juniper junos/21.1-r2-s1
- version/juniper junos/21.2-r1
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- version/juniper junos/21.3-r1