CVE-2024-22054 Denial of service in UniFi Access Points
A malformed discovery packet can disrupt device management and discovery on UniFi network devices, requiring a firmware update to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-22054?
CVE-2024-22054 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Access Points, published on 20 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A malformed discovery packet sent by a malicious actor with preexisting access to the network could interrupt the functionality of device management and discovery.
Affected Products: UniFi Access Points UniFi Switches UniFi LTE Backup UniFi Express (Only Mesh Mode, Router mode is not affected)
Mitigation: Update UniFi Access Points to Version 6.6.55 or later. Update UniFi Switches to Version 6.6.61 or later. Update UniFi LTE Backup to Version 6.6.57 or later. Update UniFi Express to Version 3.2.5 or later.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22054?
How do I fix CVE-2024-22054?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22054 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-22054 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22054 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f3gj-969x-5q5x.