MX Series: L2ALD daemon may crash if a duplicate MAC is learned by two different interfaces
Published Oct 10, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.61%
Description
If a duplicate MAC address is learned by two different interfaces on an MX Series device, the MAC address learning function correctly flaps between the interfaces. However, the Layer 2 Address Learning Daemon (L2ALD) daemon might crash when attempting to delete the duplicate MAC address when the particular entry is not found in the internal MAC address table. This issue only occurs on MX Series devices with l2-backhaul VPN configured. No other products or platforms are affected by this issue. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S1 on MX Series; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R4-S12, 16.1R6-S6 on MX Series; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S7 on MX Series; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S9 on MX Series; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6 on MX Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3-S1 on MX Series; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S5 on MX Series; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2 on MX Series.
Affected products
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- Version 15.1StatusaffectedConstraints<15.1R7-S1
- Version 16.1StatusaffectedConstraints<16.1R4-S12, 16.1R6-S6
- Version 16.2StatusaffectedConstraints<16.2R2-S7
- Version 17.1StatusaffectedConstraints<17.1R2-S9
- Version 17.2StatusaffectedConstraints<17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6
- Version 17.3StatusaffectedConstraints<17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3-S1
- Version 17.4StatusaffectedConstraints<17.4R1-S5
- Version 18.1StatusaffectedConstraints<18.1R2
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | n/a |
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Configuration 1
Configuration 2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 15.1R7-S1, 16.1R4-S12, 16.1R6-S6, 16.1R7, 16.2R2-S7, 16.2R3, 17.1R2-S9, 17.1R3, 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3, 17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3-S1, 17.4R1-S5, 17.4R2, 18.1R2, 18.2R1, and all subsequent releases.
This fix has also been proactively committed into Junos OS: 15.1X49-D150, 15.1X53-D235, 15.1X53-D495, 15.1X53-D590, 15.1X53-D68, 18.2X75-D5, and all subsequent releases.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00612) | 47.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00612) | 47.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 24.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 23.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 30.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 25.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041857 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10890 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041857 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10890 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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