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TI-2024-14326 Aliases CVE-2024-21599GHSA-pw7f-949h-594r

Junos OS: MX Series: MPC3E memory leak with PTP configuration

Priority LOW 29CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows an adjacent, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). If an MX Series device receives PTP packets on an MPC3E that doesn't support PTP this causes a memory leak which will result in unpredictable behavior and ultimately in an MPC crash and restart. To monitor for this issue, please use the following FPC vty level commands: show heap shows an increase in "LAN buffer" utilization and show clksync ptp nbr-upd-info shows non-zero "Pending PFEs" counter. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with MPC3E: * All versions earlier than 20.4R3-S3; * 21.1 versions earlier than 21.1R3-S4; * 21.2 versions earlier than 21.2R3; * 21.3 versions earlier than 21.3R2-S1, 21.3R3; * 21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R2; * 22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00291 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Junos OS (Juniper Networks): 20.4R3-S3, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3 +4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JuniperJunos OSbefore 20.4R3-S3; 21.1 to before 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 to before 21.2R3; 21.3 to before 21.3R2-S1, 21.3R3; 21.4 to before 21.4R2; 22.1 to before 22.1R220.4R3-S3, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3, 21.3R2-S1, 21.3R3, 21.4R2, 22.1R2Patch availableCNA
  • Junos OS VendorJuniper Affected before 20.4R3-S3; 21.1 to before 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 to before 21.2R3; 21.3 to before 21.3R2-S1, 21.3R3; 21.4 to before 21.4R2; 22.1 to before 22.1R2 Fixed in 20.4R3-S3, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3, 21.3R2-S1, 21.3R3, 21.4R2, 22.1R2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 39

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Junos OS (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 20.4R3-S3, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3, 21.3R2-S1, 21.3R3, 21.4R2, 22.1R2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21599
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pw7f-949h-594r

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2023-18638 Junos OS: EX and SRX Series: A PHP vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-01585 Out of Cycle Security Advisory: Junos OS: Security vulnerability in J-Web and web based (HTTP/HTTPS) services KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04610 Assertion failure in ISC BIND named via TKEY queries KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-15550 Junos OS: An local attacker with shell access can execute arbitrary code KEVCVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2023-18644 Junos OS: SRX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and download arbitrary files KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-18640 Junos OS: EX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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