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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2023-28984 EUVD-2023-32602GHSA-vx3w-5gr7-767w

Junos OS: QFX Series: The PFE may crash when a lot of MAC addresses are being learned and aged

Published Apr 17, 2023 · Updated Feb 5, 2025 · Assigned by juniper

Description

A Use After Free vulnerability in the Layer 2 Address Learning Manager (l2alm) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX Series allows an adjacent attacker to cause the Packet Forwarding Engine to crash and restart, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). The PFE may crash when a lot of MAC learning and aging happens, but due to a Race Condition (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization) that is outside the attackers direct control. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.4R3-S10 on QFX Series; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S7 on QFX Series; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S6 on QFX Series; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S5 on QFX Series; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S4 on QFX Series; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S3 on QFX Series; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S3 on QFX Series; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3 on QFX Series; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3 on QFX Series; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R2 on QFX Series.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Juniper Networks Junos OS unspecified – < 19.4R3-S10, 20.2 – < 20.2R3-S7, 20.3 – < 20.3R3-S6, 20.4 – < 20.4R3-S5, 21.1 – < 21.1R3-S4, 21.2 – < 21.2R3-S3, 21.3 – < 21.3R3-S3, 21.4 – < 21.4R3, 22.1 – < 22.1R3, 22.2 – < 22.2R2 19.4R3-S10

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