Description
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the l2ald process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted packets when the static MAC-IP feature is in use.
Published: 2026-10-14
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 23.4R2-S8.13, 24.2R2-S5.5, 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3, 25.4R2, 26.2R1-S2, 26.2R2, 26.4R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved: 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO, 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO, 24.4R2-S5-EVO, 25.2R2-S2-EVO, 25.2X100-D35-EVO, 25.4R1-S3-EVO, 25.4R2-EVO, 25.4X300-D40-EVO, 26.2R1-S2-EVO, 26.2R2-EVO, 26.4R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases. Note: For Junos OS releases 23.4 and 24.2, and Junos OS Evolved releases 23.4-EVO and 24.2-EVO, specific respins have been referenced. Previously published versions of these releases have been rebuilt to resolve the security vulnerabilities identified in this advisory.

Vendor Workaround

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History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the l2ald process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted packets when the static MAC-IP feature is in use.
Title Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Unintended l2ald memory allocation causes a denial of service when static MAC IP configurations are present
Weaknesses CWE-401
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': '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/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: juniper

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T20:15:51.948Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T17:33:49.411Z

Link: CVE-2026-102032

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-14T17:17:56.770

Modified: 2026-10-14T17:17:56.770

Link: CVE-2026-102032

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-401

    Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime