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Debian Quagga Important Update for Memory Leak Issue DSA-2459-2

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2012
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Enhance your quagga modules in line with the DSA-2459-2 notice to rectify the memory leak issue within the bgpd function.
The recent quagga update, DSA-2459-1, introduced a memory leak in the bgpd process in some configurations
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Summary

The recent quagga update, DSA-2459-1, introduced a memory leak in the
bgpd process in some configurations.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.99.20.1-0+squeeze2.

We recommend that you upgrade your quagga packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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