CVE-2024-39550 Junos OS: MX Series with SPC3 line card: Port flaps causes rtlogd memory leak leading to Denial of Service
An unauthenticated adjacent attacker can cause a memory leak in rtlogd via port flaps, leading to denial of service on Juniper MX routers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-39550?
CVE-2024-39550 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 11 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the rtlogd process of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with SPC3 allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to trigger internal events cause ( which can be done by repeated port flaps) to cause a slow memory leak, ultimately leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Memory can only be recovered by manually restarting rtlogd process. The memory usage can be monitored using the below command.
user@host> show system processes extensive | match rtlog
This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series with SPC3 line card:
* from 21.2R3 before 21.2R3-S8, * from 21.4R2 before 21.4R3-S6, * from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S1, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39550?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-39550?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39550 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-2024-39550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos
- CVE-2023-36845 Juniper Junos OS EX Series and SRX Series PHP External Variable Modification
- CVE-2020-1631 Juniper Junos OS Path Traversal
- CVE-2025-21590 Juniper Junos OS Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
- CVE-2023-36851 Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2023-36844 Juniper Junos OS EX Series PHP External Variable Modification
Sources
Also known as GHSA-938g-xvpf-6653.