A Double Free vulnerability in the flow processing daemon (flowd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). In a remote access VPN scenario, if a "tcp-encap-profile" is configured and a sequence of specific packets is received, a flowd crash and restart will be observed. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series: * All versions earlier than 20.4R3-S8; * 21.2 versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6; * 21.3 versions earlier than 21.3R3-S5; * 21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5; * 22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S3; * 22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S3; * 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1; * 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3.
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 20.4R3-S8, 21.2R3-S6, 21.3R3-S5, 21.4R3-S5, 22.1R3-S3, 22.2R3-S3, 22.3R3-S1, 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3, 23.2R1, and all subsequent releases.
There are no known workarounds for this issue.
| Product | Vulnerable range | Fixed version | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | <20.4R3-S8 | 20.4R3-S8 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=21.2<21.2R3-S6 | 21.2R3-S6 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=21.3<21.3R3-S5 | 21.3R3-S5 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=21.4<21.4R3-S5 | 21.4R3-S5 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=22.1<22.1R3-S3 | 22.1R3-S3 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=22.2<22.2R3-S3 | 22.2R3-S3 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=22.3<22.3R3-S1 | 22.3R3-S1 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=22.4<22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3 | 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3 | advisory ↗ |