CVE-2023-22400

Junos OS Evolved: A specific SNMP GET operation and a specific CLI commands cause resources to leak and eventually the evo-pfemand process will crash

Description

An Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the PFE management daemon (evo-pfemand) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause an FPC crash leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). When a specific SNMP GET operation or a specific CLI command is executed this will cause a GUID resource leak, eventually leading to exhaustion and result in an FPC crash and reboot. GUID exhaustion will trigger a syslog message like one of the following for example: evo-pfemand[<pid>]: get_next_guid: Ran out of Guid Space ... evo-aftmand-zx[<pid>]: get_next_guid: Ran out of Guid Space ... This leak can be monitored by running the following command and taking note of the value in the rightmost column labeled Guids: user@host> show platform application-info allocations app evo-pfemand | match "IFDId|IFLId|Context" Node Application Context Name Live Allocs Fails Guids re0 evo-pfemand net::juniper::interfaces::IFDId 0 3448 0 3448 re0 evo-pfemand net::juniper::interfaces::IFLId 0 561 0 561 user@host> show platform application-info allocations app evo-pfemand | match "IFDId|IFLId|Context" Node Application Context Name Live Allocs Fails Guids re0 evo-pfemand net::juniper::interfaces::IFDId 0 3784 0 3784 re0 evo-pfemand net::juniper::interfaces::IFLId 0 647 0 647 This issue affects 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-S4-EVO; 21.3-EVO version 21.3R1-EVO and later versions; 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R2-EVO.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 20.4R3-S3-EVO, 21.2R3-S4-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO, 22.1R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • There are no known workarounds for this issue. To reduce the risk of exploitation of this issue, use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to only trusted networks, hosts and users.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA70196 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-22400?
CVE-2023-22400 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-22400?
To fix CVE-2023-22400: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 20.4R3-S3-EVO, 21.2R3-S4-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO, 22.1R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2023-22400 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-22400 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-2023-22400?
CVE-2023-22400 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved.
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