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TI-2024-14331 Aliases CVE-2024-21604GHSA-h4g9-rx7v-v6rf

Junos OS Evolved: A high rate of specific traffic will cause a complete system outage

Priority LOW 39CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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-770.

Summary

An Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in the kernel of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). If a high rate of specific valid packets are processed by the routing engine (RE) this will lead to a loss of connectivity of the RE with other components of the chassis and thereby a complete and persistent system outage. Please note that a carefully designed lo0 firewall filter will block or limit these packets which should prevent this issue from occurring. The following log messages can be seen when this issue occurs: <host> kernel: nf_conntrack: nf_conntrack: table full, dropping packet This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: * All versions earlier than 20.4R3-S7-EVO; * 21.2R1-EVO and later versions; * 21.4-EVO versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5-EVO; * 22.1-EVO versions earlier than 22.1R3-S2-EVO; * 22.2-EVO versions earlier than 22.2R3-EVO; * 22.3-EVO versions earlier than 22.3R2-EVO; * 22.4-EVO versions earlier than 22.4R2-EVO.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00531 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Junos OS Evolved (Juniper Networks): 20.4R3-S7-EVO, 21.4R3-S5-EVO, 22.1R3-S2-EVO +3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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 OS Evolvedbefore 20.4R3-S7-EVO; 21.2-EVO and later; 21.4-EVO to before 21.4R3-S5-EVO; 22.1-EVO to before 22.1R3-S2-EVO; 22.2-EVO to before 22.2R3-EVO; 22.3-EVO to before 22.3R2-EVO; 22.4-EVO to before 22.4R2-EVO20.4R3-S7-EVO, 21.4R3-S5-EVO, 22.1R3-S2-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO, 22.3R2-EVO, 22.4R2-EVOPatch availableCNA
  • Junos OS Evolved VendorJuniper Affected before 20.4R3-S7-EVO; 21.2-EVO and later; 21.4-EVO to before 21.4R3-S5-EVO; 22.1-EVO to before 22.1R3-S2-EVO; 22.2-EVO to before 22.2R3-EVO; 22.3-EVO to before 22.3R2-EVO; 22.4-EVO to before 22.4R2-EVO Fixed in 20.4R3-S7-EVO, 21.4R3-S5-EVO, 22.1R3-S2-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO, 22.3R2-EVO, 22.4R2-EVO Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 46

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s4VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Show 36 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s5VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s6VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3-s4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*22.3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.3 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.3 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.3 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s5 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s6 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Junos OS Evolved (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 20.4R3-S7-EVO, 21.4R3-S5-EVO, 22.1R3-S2-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO, 22.3R2-EVO, 22.4R2-EVO

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21604
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4g9-rx7v-v6rf

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-17602 Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: A vulnerability allows a unauthenticated, network-based attacker to execute code as root CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-17601 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Configuration of a specific SSH option results in mgd crash CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2023-04136 Improper input validation in Juniper Junos OS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-74215 Stack-based buffer overflow in Junos OS rpd triggered by BGP peers CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-74211 Authentication bypass in Juniper J-Web allows pre-auth CGI execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2021-00146 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Upon receipt of a specific BGP FlowSpec message network traffic may be disrupted. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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