# cveboard — Historical CVE brief

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Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2021-0215"
idYear: 2021
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2021-01-15T17:35:58.779Z"
updatedAt: "2024-09-16T21:58:01.209Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:56:21.187Z"
snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"}
url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2021-0215"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2021-0215.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0215"
title: "Junos OS: EX Series, QFX Series, SRX Branch Series, MX Series: Memory leak in packet forwarding engine due to 802.1X authenticator port interface flaps"
summary: "On Juniper Networks Junos EX series, QFX Series, MX Series and SRX branch series devices, a memory leak occurs every time the 802.1X authenticator port interface flaps which can lead to other processes, such as the pfex process, responsible for packet forwarding, to crash and restart. An administrator can use the following CLI command to monitor the status of memory consumption: user@device\u003e show task memory detail Please refer to https://kb.juniper.net/KB31522 for details. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D54; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D240 ; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D593; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7-S8; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3-S4; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S8; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S11, 17.4R3-S2; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S10 ; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S7, 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S7, 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3-S2; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S5, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S3, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S2, 19.4R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3, 15.1."
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"12.3","status":"unaffected"},{"version":"15.1","status":"unaffected"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS"},{"versions":[{"version":"14.1X53","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"14.1X53-D54"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["EX Series"]},{"versions":[{"version":"15.1X49","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"15.1X49-D240"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["SRX Branch Series"]},{"versions":[{"version":"15.1X53","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"15.1X53-D593"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["SRX Branch Series, EX Series, QFX Series"]},{"versions":[{"version":"16.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"16.1R7-S8"},{"version":"17.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.2R3-S4"},{"version":"17.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.3R3-S8"},{"version":"17.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.4R2-S11, 17.4R3-S2"},{"version":"18.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.1R3-S10"},{"version":"18.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.2R2-S7, 18.2R3-S3"},{"version":"18.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S2"},{"version":"18.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.4R1-S7, 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3-S2"},{"version":"19.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.1R1-S5, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3"},{"version":"19.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2"},{"version":"19.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.3R2-S3, 19.3R3"},{"version":"19.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.4R1-S2, 19.4R2"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["SRX Branch Series, EX Series, QFX Series, MX Series"]}]

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