CVE-2020-1679

Summary

CVECVE-2020-1679
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-10-16 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-08-05 19:29:00 UTC
DescriptionOn Juniper Networks PTX and QFX Series devices with packet sampling configured using tunnel-observation mpls-over-udp, sampling of a malformed packet can cause the Kernel Routing Table (KRT) queue to become stuck. KRT is the module within the Routing Process Daemon (RPD) that synchronized the routing tables with the forwarding tables in the kernel. This table is then synchronized to the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) via the KRT queue. Thus, when KRT queue become stuck, it can lead to unexpected packet forwarding issues. An administrator can monitor the following command to check if there is the KRT queue is stuck: user@device > show krt state ... Number of async queue entries: 65007 <--- this value keep on increasing. When this issue occurs, the following message might appear in the /var/log/messages: DATE DEVICE kernel: %KERN-3: rt_pfe_veto: Too many delayed route/nexthop unrefs. Op 2 err 55, rtsm_id 5:-1, msg type 2 DATE DEVICE kernel: %KERN-3: rt_pfe_veto: Memory usage of M_RTNEXTHOP type = (0) Max size possible for M_RTNEXTHOP type = (7297134592) Current delayed unref = (60000), Current unique delayed unref = (18420), Max delayed unref on this platform = (40000) Current delayed weight unref = (60000) Max delayed weight unref on this platform= (400000) curproc = rpd This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on PTX/QFX Series: 17.2X75 versions prior to 17.2X75-D105; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S5; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D420, 18.2X75-D53, 18.2X75-D65; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S7, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S4; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S3, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S2, 19.4R2-S1, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S2, 20.1R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS prior to 18.1R1.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 d102 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 d50 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 d70 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 d92 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s8 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s9 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1 - All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d12 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d411 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d51 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.1 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 d102 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 d50 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 d70 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 d92 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s8 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s9 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1 - All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d12 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d411 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 d51 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.1 r1-s1 All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx1000 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx1000 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx10001-36mr - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx10001-36mr - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx100016 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx100016 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx10002 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx10002 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx10003 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx10003 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx10004 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx10004 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx10008 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx10008 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx3000 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx3000 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx5000 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ptx5000 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx10002 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx10002 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx10008 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx10008 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx10016 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx10016 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5100 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5100 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5110 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5110 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5120 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5120 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5130 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5130 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5200 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5200 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5210 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5210 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5220 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5220 - All All All

References

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2020-10 Security Bulletin: Junos OS: PTX/QFX Series: Kernel Routing Table (KRT) queue stuck after packet sampling a malformed packet when the tunnel-observation mpls-over-udp configuration is enabled. (CVE-2020-1679) - Juniper Networks CONFIRM kb.juniper.net Vendor Advisory
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