USN-7016-1: FRR vulnerability

Publication date

17 September 2024

Overview

FRR could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.


Packages

  • frr - FRRouting suite of internet protocols

Details

Iggy Frankovic discovered that FRR incorrectly handled certain BGP
messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FRR to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Iggy Frankovic discovered that FRR incorrectly handled certain BGP
messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FRR to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble frr –  8.4.4-1.1ubuntu6.2
22.04 jammy frr –  8.1-1ubuntu1.11

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