A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability in the method to collect FPC Ethernet firmware statistics of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX10k Series allows a local, low-privileged attacker executing the 'show system firmware' CLI command to cause an LC480 or LC2101 line card to reset.

On MX10k Series systems with LC480 or LC2101 line cards, repeated execution of the 'show system firmware' CLI command can cause the line card to crash and restart. Additionally, some time after the line card crashes, chassisd may also crash and restart, generating a core dump.This issue affects Junos OS on MX10k Series: 



* all versions before 21.2R3-S10, 
* from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S9, 
* from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S7, 
* from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S6, 
* from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S2, 
* from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S3, 
* from 24.2 before 24.2R2.
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 21.2R3-S10, 21.4R3-S9, 22.2R3-S7, 22.4R3-S6, 23.2R2-S2, 23.4R2-S3, 24.2R2, 24.4R1, and all subsequent releases.


Workaround

Use CLI authorization to limit access to the 'show system firmware' command.

History

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability in the method to collect FPC Ethernet firmware statistics of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX10k Series allows a local, low-privileged attacker executing the 'show system firmware' CLI command to cause an LC480 or LC2101 line card to reset. On MX10k Series systems with LC480 or LC2101 line cards, repeated execution of the 'show system firmware' CLI command can cause the line card to crash and restart. Additionally, some time after the line card crashes, chassisd may also crash and restart, generating a core dump.This issue affects Junos OS on MX10k Series:  * all versions before 21.2R3-S10,  * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S9,  * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S7,  * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S6,  * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S2,  * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S3,  * from 24.2 before 24.2R2.
Title Junos OS: MX10k Series: 'show system firmware' CLI command may lead to LC480 or LC2101 line card reset
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/RE:M/U:Amber'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: juniper

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-15T20:50:28.949Z

Reserved: 2026-01-05T17:32:48.710Z

Link: CVE-2026-21912

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-15T20:50:26.151Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-15T21:16:07.357

Modified: 2026-01-15T21:16:07.357

Link: CVE-2026-21912

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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