CVE-2022-22250

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An FPC crash might be seen due to an EVPN MAC entry moving from local to remote

Description

An Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime vulnerability in Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). In an EVPN-MPLS scenario, if MAC is learned locally on an access interface but later a request to delete is received indicating that the MAC was learnt remotely, this can lead to memory corruption which can result in line card crash and reload. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS All versions 17.3R1 and later versions prior to 19.2R3-S5; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S5; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R3-S8; 20.1 version 20.1R1 and later versions; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S4; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S1; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S1, 21.4R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved All versions prior to 20.4R3-S3-EVO; 21.1-EVO version 21.1R1-EVO and later versions; 21.2-EVO versions prior to 21.2R3-EVO; 21.3-EVO versions prior to 21.3R2-EVO; 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R1-S1-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 17.3R1.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 19.2R3-S5, 19.3R3-S5, 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R3-S8, 20.2R3-S4, 20.3R3-S3, 20.4R3-S3, 21.1R3-S1, 21.2R3, 21.3R2, 21.4R1-S1, 21.4R2, 22.1R1, and all subsequent releases; Junos OS Evolved: 20.4R3-S3-EVO, 21.2R3-EVO, 21.3R2-EVO, 21.4R1-S1-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO, 22.1R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases

Workaround:

  • There are no viable workarounds for this issue.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69907 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22250?
CVE-2022-22250 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-22250?
To fix CVE-2022-22250: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 19.2R3-S5, 19.3R3-S5, 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R3-S8, 20.2R3-S4, 20.3R3-S3, 20.4R3-S3, 21.1R3-S1, 21.2R3, 21.3R2, 21.4R1-S1, 21.4R2, 22.1R1, and all subsequent releases; Junos OS Evolved: 20.4R3-S3-EVO, 21.2R3-EVO, 21.3R2-EVO, 21.4R1-S1-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO, 22.1R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases
Is CVE-2022-22250 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-22250 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-22250?
CVE-2022-22250 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS, Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved.
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