CVE-2024-21610

Junos OS: If in a scaled CoS scenario information on CoS state is gathered mgd processes get stuck

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS Score

Published: April 12, 2024 at 02:55 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:09 AM UTC

21 products affected across 2 vendorsJunosMx960Mx480

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Severity

MEDIUM4.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Class of Service daemon (cosd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an authenticated, network-based attacker with low privileges to cause a limited Denial of Service (DoS). In a scaled CoS scenario with 1000s of interfaces, when specific low privileged commands, received over NETCONF, SSH or telnet, are handled by cosd on behalf of mgd, the respective child management daemon (mgd) processes will get stuck. In case of (Netconf over) SSH this leads to stuck SSH sessions, so that when the connection-limit for SSH is reached, new sessions can't be established anymore. A similar behavior will be seen for telnet etc. Stuck mgd processes can be monitored by executing the following command: user@host> show system processes extensive | match mgd | match sbwait This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: * All versions earlier than 20.4R3-S9; * 21.2 versions earlier than 21.2R3-S7; * 21.3 versions earlier than 21.3R3-S5; * 21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5; * 22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4; * 22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S3; * 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R3-S2; * 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R3; * 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Junos · Juniper Networks

95%

v < 20.4v < 20.4R3-S921.2 ≤ v < 21.2R3-S721.3 ≤ v < 21.3R3-S521.4 ≤ v < 21.4R3-S522.1 ≤ v < 22.1R3-S422.2 ≤ v < 22.2R3-S322.3 ≤ v < 22.3R3-S222.4 ≤ v < 22.4R323.2 ≤ v < 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R220.4 20.4 r1 20.4 r1-s1 20.4 r2 20.4 r2-s1 20.4 r2-s2 20.4 r3 20.4 r3-s1 20.4 r3-s2 20.4 r3-s3 20.4 r3-s4 20.4 r3-s5 20.4 r3-s6 20.4 r3-s7 20.4 r3-s8 21.2 21.2 r1 21.2 r1-s1 21.2 r1-s2 21.2 r2 21.2 r2-s1 21.2 r2-s2 21.2 r3 21.2 r3-s1 21.2 r3-s2 21.2 r3-s3 21.2 r3-s4 21.2 r3-s5 21.2 r3-s6 21.3 21.3 r1 21.3 r1-s1 21.3 r1-s2 21.3 r2 21.3 r2-s1 21.3 r2-s2 21.3 r3 21.3 r3-s1 21.3 r3-s2 21.3 r3-s3 21.3 r3-s4 21.4 21.4 r1 21.4 r1-s1 21.4 r1-s2 21.4 r2 21.4 r2-s1 21.4 r2-s2 21.4 r3 21.4 r3-s1 21.4 r3-s2 21.4 r3-s3 21.4 r3-s4 22.1 22.1 r1 22.1 r1-s1 22.1 r1-s2 22.1 r2 22.1 r2-s1 22.1 r2-s2 22.1 r3 22.1 r3-s1 22.1 r3-s2 22.1 r3-s3 22.2 22.2 r1 22.2 r1-s1 22.2 r1-s2 22.2 r2 22.2 r2-s1 22.2 r2-s2 22.2 r3 22.2 r3-s1 22.2 r3-s2 22.3 22.3 r1 22.3 r1-s1 22.3 r1-s2 22.3 r2 22.3 r2-s1 22.3 r2-s2 22.3 r3 22.3 r3-s1 22.4 22.4 r1 22.4 r1-s1 22.4 r1-s2 22.4 r2 22.4 r2-s1 22.4 r2-s2 23.2 23.2 r1 23.2 r1-s1

Affected range stops below 20.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 20.4R3-S9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.2R3-S7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.3R3-S5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.1R3-S4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.2R3-S3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.3R3-S2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.4R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

juniper-mx (environment) · juniper-mx10 (environment) · juniper-mx10000 (environment) · juniper-mx10003 (environment) · juniper-mx10004 (environment) · juniper-mx10008 (environment) · juniper-mx10016 (environment) · juniper-mx104 (environment) · juniper-mx150 (environment) · juniper-mx2008 (environment) · juniper-mx2010 (environment) · juniper-mx2020 (environment) · juniper-mx204 (environment) · juniper-mx240 (environment) · juniper-mx304 (environment) · juniper-mx40 (environment) · juniper-mx480 (environment) · juniper-mx5 (environment) · juniper-mx80 (environment) · juniper-mx960 (environment)

Mx · Juniperdevice

80%

All versions

Mx10 · Juniperdevice

80%

All versions

Mx10000 · Juniperdevice

80%

All versions

Mx10003 · Juniperdevice

80%

All versions