Palo Alto Networks · Pan-Os · CVE-2024-2551
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
PAN-OS (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
The issue is related to a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the PAN-OS software, which enables an unauthenticated attacker to stop a core system service on the firewall by sending a crafted packet through the data plane, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition result in the firewall entering maintenance mode.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.