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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1441-1
May 15, 2012

quagga vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- quagga: BGP/OSPF/RIP routing daemon

Details:

It was discovered that Quagga incorrectly handled Link State Update
messages with invalid lengths. A remote attacker could use this flaw to
cause Quagga to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2012-0249,
CVE-2012-0250)

It was discovered that Quagga incorrectly handled messages with a malformed
Four-octet AS Number Capability. A remote attacker could use this flaw to
cause Quagga to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2012-0255)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  quagga                          0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.2

Ubuntu 11.10:
  quagga                          0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.10.2

Ubuntu 11.04:
  quagga                          0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.04.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  quagga                          0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.2

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart Quagga to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1441-1
  CVE-2012-0249, CVE-2012-0250, CVE-2012-0255

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.2


Ubuntu 1441-1: Quagga vulnerabilities

May 15, 2012
Quagga could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: quagga 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 Ubuntu 11.10: quagga 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.10.2 Ubuntu 11.04: quagga 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.04.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: quagga 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.2 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart Quagga to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1441-1

CVE-2012-0249, CVE-2012-0250, CVE-2012-0255

Severity
May 15, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.2

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