USN-6679-1: FRR vulnerability

6 March 2024

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

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Releases

Packages

  • frr - FRRouting suite of internet protocols

Details

It was discovered that FRR incorrectly handled certain malformed OSPF LSA
packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FRR to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10
Ubuntu 22.04

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

References