Junos OS: Attempting to access specific sensors on platforms not supporting these will lead to a chassisd crash
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the chassis management daemon (chassisd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). If an attempt is made to access specific sensors on platforms not supporting these sensors, either via GRPC or netconf, chassisd will crash and restart leading to a restart of all FPCs and thereby a complete outage. This issue affects Junos OS: * 21.4 versions from 21.4R3 before 21.4R3-S5, * 22.1 versions from 22.1R3 before 22.1R3-S4, * 22.2 versions from 22.2R2 before 22.2R3, * 22.3 versions from 22.3R1 before 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3, * 22.4 versions from 22.4R1 before 22.4R2. This issue does not affect Junos OS versions earlier than 21.4.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper | Junos OS | 21.4R3 to before 21.4R3-S5; 22.1R3 to before 22.1R3-S4; 22.2R2 to before 22.2R3; 22.3R1 to before 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3; 22.4R1 to before 22.4R2 | 21.4R3-S5, 22.1R3-S4, 22.2R3, 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3, 22.4R2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Junos OS VendorJuniper Affected 21.4R3 to before 21.4R3-S5; 22.1R3 to before 22.1R3-S4; 22.2R2 to before 22.2R3; 22.3R1 to before 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3; 22.4R1 to before 22.4R2 Fixed in 21.4R3-S5, 22.1R3-S4, 22.2R3, 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3, 22.4R2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.4 r3 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.4 r3-s1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.4 r3-s2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.4 r3-s3 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.4 r3-s4 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.1 r3 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.1 r3-s1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.1 r3-s2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.1 r3-s3 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.2 r2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s4 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:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.2 r2-s1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.2 r2-s2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.3 r1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.3 r1-s1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.3 r1-s2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.3 r2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.3 r2-s1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.4 r1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.4 r1-s1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.4 r1-s2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Junos OS (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 21.4R3-S5, 22.1R3-S4, 22.2R3, 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3, 22.4R2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-39530
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfwc-jh6j-8hrp
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-39530 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-39530 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jfwc-jh6j-8hrp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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