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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1605-1 High: Quagga Denial Of Service

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Quagga could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1605-1
October 11, 2012

quagga vulnerability
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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 certain malformed
messages. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Quagga to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  quagga                          0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.3

Ubuntu 11.10:
  quagga                          0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.10.3

Ubuntu 11.04:
  quagga                          0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.04.3

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  quagga                          0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.3

After a standard system update you need to restart Quagga to make all the
necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1605-1
  CVE-2012-1820

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.10.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.04.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.3


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1605-1 High: Quagga Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey October 11, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A vulnerability in Quagga enables specially designed network packets to trigger a system crash. It's essential to update Ubuntu installations to address potential threats.
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 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.3 Ubuntu 11.10: quagga 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.10.3 Ubuntu 11.04: quagga 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.04.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: quagga 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.3 After a standard system update you need to restart Quagga to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1605-1

CVE-2012-1820

October 11, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.10.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.11.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.3

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