vulnerability
Juniper Junos OS: 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. (JSA11076) (CVE-2020-1679)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | 2020-10-15 | 2020-10-15 | 2022-03-21 |
Description
On 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
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