A Race Condition in the show chassis pic command in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved may allow an attacker to crash the port interface concentrator daemon (picd) process on the FPC, if the command is executed coincident with other system events outside the attackers control, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Continued execution of the CLI command, under precise conditions, could create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects all Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 20.1R2-EVO on PTX10003 and PTX10008 platforms. Junos OS is not affected by this vulnerability.
The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 18.3-r1 (including) | 18.3-r1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 19.1-r1 (including) | 19.1-r1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 19.1-r2 (including) | 19.1-r2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 19.2-r1 (including) | 19.2-r1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 19.2-r2 (including) | 19.2-r2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 19.3-r1 (including) | 19.3-r1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 19.3-r2 (including) | 19.3-r2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 19.4-r1 (including) | 19.4-r1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 19.4-r1-s1 (including) | 19.4-r1-s1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 20.1-r1 (including) | 20.1-r1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 20.1-r1-s1 (including) | 20.1-r1-s1 (including) |
A race condition occurs within concurrent environments, and it is effectively a property of a code sequence. Depending on the context, a code sequence may be in the form of a function call, a small number of instructions, a series of program invocations, etc. A race condition violates these properties, which are closely related:
A race condition exists when an “interfering code sequence” can still access the shared resource, violating exclusivity. The interfering code sequence could be “trusted” or “untrusted.” A trusted interfering code sequence occurs within the product; it cannot be modified by the attacker, and it can only be invoked indirectly. An untrusted interfering code sequence can be authored directly by the attacker, and typically it is external to the vulnerable product.