USN-6794-1: FRR vulnerabilities

Publication date

28 May 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in FRR.


Packages

  • frr - FRRouting suite of internet protocols

Details

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

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

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 –  8.4.4-1.1ubuntu6.1
23.10 mantic frr –  8.4.4-1.1ubuntu1.4
22.04 jammy frr –  8.1-1ubuntu1.10

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