USN-6432-1: Quagga vulnerabilities

Published Oct 17, 2023
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Updated

It was discovered that the Quagga BGP daemon did not properly check the attribute length in NRLI. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-41358) It was discovered that the Quagga BGP daemon did not properly manage memory when reading initial bytes of ORF header. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-41360)

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/quagga<1.2.4-4ubuntu0.1
1.2.4-4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/quagga<1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/quagga<0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.4+esm1
0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.4+esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04

Event History

Oct 17, 2023
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Quagga vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Quagga vulnerability is CVE-2023-41358.

2

What is the impact of the Quagga vulnerability CVE-2023-41358?

The impact of the Quagga vulnerability CVE-2023-41358 is a possible denial of service.

3

How can an attacker exploit the Quagga vulnerability CVE-2023-41358?

An attacker can exploit the Quagga vulnerability CVE-2023-41358 by manipulating attribute length in NRLI.

4

Which versions of Quagga are affected by this vulnerability?

Versions 1.2.4-4ubuntu0.1, 1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, and 0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.4+esm1 of Quagga are affected by this vulnerability.

5

How do I fix the Quagga vulnerability CVE-2023-41358?

To fix the Quagga vulnerability CVE-2023-41358, update Quagga to version 1.2.4-4ubuntu0.1 (for Ubuntu 20.04), version 1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 (for Ubuntu 18.04), or version 0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.4+esm1 (for Ubuntu 16.04).

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