GHSA-CF3W-5GM7-WVP9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-15 21:31 – Updated: 2026-01-15 21:31A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated attacker controlling an adjacent IS-IS neighbor to send a specific update packet causing a memory leak. Continued receipt and processing of these packets will exhaust all available memory, crashing rpd and creating a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
Memory usage can be monitored through the use of the 'show task memory detail' command. For example:
user@junos> show task memory detail | match ted-infra TED-INFRA-COOKIE 25 1072 28 1184 229
user@junos>
show task memory detail | match ted-infra TED-INFRA-COOKIE 31 1360 34 1472 307
This issue affects:
Junos OS:
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R1-S2, 23.4R2,
- from 24.1 before 24.1R2;
Junos OS Evolved:
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2-EVO,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R1-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO,
- from 24.1 before 24.1R2-EVO.
This issue does not affect Junos OS versions before 23.2R1 or Junos OS Evolved versions before 23.2R1-EVO.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-21909"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-401"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-15T21:16:06Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated attacker controlling an adjacent IS-IS neighbor to send a specific update packet causing a memory leak.\u00a0Continued receipt and processing of these packets will exhaust all available memory, crashing rpd and creating a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.\n\nMemory usage can be monitored through the use of the \u0027show task memory detail\u0027 command. For example:\n\nuser@junos\u003e show task memory detail | match ted-infra\n\u00a0 TED-INFRA-COOKIE \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 25 \u00a0 1072 \u00a0 \u00a0 28 \u00a0 1184 \u00a0 \u00a0 229\n\n\n\nuser@junos\u003e \n\nshow task memory detail | match ted-infra\n\u00a0 TED-INFRA-COOKIE \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 31 \u00a0 1360 \u00a0 \u00a0 34 \u00a0 1472 \u00a0 \u00a0 307\n\nThis issue affects:\n\nJunos OS:\u00a0\n\n * from 23.2 before 23.2R2,\u00a0\n * from 23.4 before 23.4R1-S2, 23.4R2,\u00a0\n * from 24.1 before 24.1R2;\u00a0\n\n\nJunos OS Evolved:\u00a0\n\n * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-EVO,\u00a0\n * from 23.4 before 23.4R1-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO,\u00a0\n * from 24.1 before 24.1R2-EVO.\n\n\nThis issue does not affect Junos OS versions before 23.2R1 or Junos OS Evolved versions before 23.2R1-EVO.",
"id": "GHSA-cf3w-5gm7-wvp9",
"modified": "2026-01-15T21:31:48Z",
"published": "2026-01-15T21:31:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21909"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kb.juniper.net/JSA106008"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA106008"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Green",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
Sightings
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