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TI-2025-15559 Aliases CVE-2025-21599GHSA-p34f-rw7f-c723

Memory leak in Juniper Junos OS Evolved

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Juniper Tunnel Driver (jtd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to cause Denial of Service.  Receipt of specifically malformed IPv6 packets, destined to the device, causes kernel memory to not be freed, resulting in memory exhaustion leading to a system crash and Denial of Service (DoS). Continuous receipt and processing of these packets will continue to exhaust kernel memory, creating a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue only affects systems configured with IPv6. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved:  * from 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-S5-EVO,  * from 23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-S2-EVO,  * from 23.4-EVO before 23.4R2-S2-EVO,  * from 24.2-EVO before 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 22.4R1-EVO.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00605 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Junos OS Evolved (Juniper Networks): 22.4R3-S5-EVO, 23.2R2-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-S2-EVO +2

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 Evolved22.4-EVO to before 22.4R3-S5-EVO; 23.2-EVO to before 23.2R2-S2-EVO; 23.4-EVO to before 23.4R2-S2-EVO; 24.2-EVO to before 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO22.4R3-S5-EVO, 23.2R2-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-S2-EVO, 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVOPatch availableCNA
  • Junos OS Evolved VendorJuniper Affected 22.4-EVO to before 22.4R3-S5-EVO; 23.2-EVO to before 23.2R2-S2-EVO; 23.4-EVO to before 23.4R2-S2-EVO; 24.2-EVO to before 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO Fixed in 22.4R3-S5-EVO, 23.2R2-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-S2-EVO, 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r3-s4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:24.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*24.2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:24.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*24.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:24.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*24.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r3-s4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:24.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:24.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:24.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Junos OS Evolved (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 22.4R3-S5-EVO, 23.2R2-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-S2-EVO, 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-21599
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p34f-rw7f-c723

References

Advisory 1

  • 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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