CVE-2024-30388

Junos OS: QFX5000 Series and EX Series: Specific malformed LACP packets will cause flaps

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 12, 2024 at 03:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJunos

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX5000 Series and EX Series allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). If a specific malformed LACP packet is received by a QFX5000 Series, or an EX4400, EX4100 or EX4650 Series device, an LACP flap will occur resulting in traffic loss. This issue affects Junos OS on QFX5000 Series, and on EX4400, EX4100 or EX4650 Series: * 20.4 versions from 20.4R3-S4 before 20.4R3-S8, * 21.2 versions from 21.2R3-S2 before 21.2R3-S6, * 21.4 versions from 21.4R2 before 21.4R3-S4, * 22.1 versions from 22.1R2 before 22.1R3-S3, * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S1, * 22.3 versions before 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3.

Affected

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

Affected range stops below 20.4R3-S8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.2R3-S6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.1R3-S3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.2R3-S1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
juniper-ex4100 (environment) · juniper-ex4100-f (environment) · juniper-ex4100-h (environment) · juniper-ex4400 (environment) · juniper-ex4650 (environment) · juniper-qfx5110 (environment) · juniper-qfx5120 (environment) · juniper-qfx5130 (environment) · juniper-qfx5200 (environment) · juniper-qfx5210 (environment) · juniper-qfx5220 (environment) · juniper-qfx5230-64cd (environment) · juniper-qfx5240 (environment) · juniper-qfx5241 (environment) · juniper-qfx5700 (environment)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMjuniper
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-653

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