Prisma SD-WAN: Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability Through IPv6 Crafted Packet
A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN ION devices enables an unauthenticated attacker in a network adjacent to a Prisma SD-WAN ION device to cause a system disruption by sending a specially crafted IPv6 packet.
Version Minor Version Suggested Solution
Prisma SD-WAN ION 6.5 6.5.1 through 6.5.3 Upgrade to 6.5.3-b15 or later.
Prisma SD-WAN ION 6.4 6.4.1 through 6.4.3 Upgrade to 6.4.3-b8 or later.
Prisma SD-WAN ION 6.3 6.3.1 through 6.3.6 Upgrade to 6.3.6-b10 or later.
Prisma SD-WAN ION 6.1 No action needed.
Prisma SD-WAN ION 5.6 No action needed.
Configurations
IPv6 must be enabled (https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/prisma-sd-wan/administration/prisma-sd-wan-sites-and-devices/prisma-sd-wan-ports-and-interfaces/configure-internet-ports) on the SD-WAN ION device.
Workarounds
Disable IPv6 on SD-WAN ION devices if not required.
Exploits
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Credits
other
Palo Alto Networks thanks our internal security research teams for discovering and reporting this issue.