If a SyncE or PTP upstream node sends a malformed message to an MX device equipped with SCBE3, a false 19.44MHz alarm is generated on the master RE. This leads to persistent RE switchovers and a clksyncd process crash. This issue is outside the attacker's direct control as it's a race condition.
This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series:
* All versions before 23.2R2-S7.7;
* 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S8.13;
* 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S5.5;
* 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S4;
* 25.2 versions before 25.2R2-S1;
* 25.4 versions before 25.4R1-S2.
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Vendor Solution
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 23.2R2-S7.7, 23.4R2-S8.13, 24.2R2-S5.5, 24.4R2-S4, 25.2R2-S1, 25.4R1-S2, 26.2R1, and all subsequent releases. Note: For Junos OS releases 23.2, 23.4, and 24.2, 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
There are no known workarounds for this issue.
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| Link | Providers |
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| https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112178 |
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| Description | An Improper Resource Locking vulnerability in the clock synchronization daemon (clksyncd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows a unauthenticated, logically adjacent attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). If a SyncE or PTP upstream node sends a malformed message to an MX device equipped with SCBE3, a false 19.44MHz alarm is generated on the master RE. This leads to persistent RE switchovers and a clksyncd process crash. This issue is outside the attacker's direct control as it's a race condition. This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series: * All versions before 23.2R2-S7.7; * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S8.13; * 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S5.5; * 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S4; * 25.2 versions before 25.2R2-S1; * 25.4 versions before 25.4R1-S2. | |
| Title | Junos OS: MX Series: Malformed SyncE or PTP clock input causes continuous RE switchover | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-413 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: juniper
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-14T16:26:55.844Z
Reserved: 2026-09-28T17:37:38.548Z
Link: CVE-2026-102080
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-14T17:18:03.703
Modified: 2026-10-14T17:18:03.703
Link: CVE-2026-102080
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