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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-3102-1 High Risk Vulnerability in Quagga DoS

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Several security issues were fixed in Quagga.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3102-1
October 13, 2016

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Quagga.

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

Details:

It was discovered that Quagga incorrectly handled dumping data. A remote
attacker could possibly use a large BGP packet to cause Quagga to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4049)

It was discovered that the Quagga package incorrectly set permissions on
the configuration directory. A local user could use this issue to possibly
obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2016-4036)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  quagga                          0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  quagga                          0.99.22.4-3ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  quagga                          0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.5

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

References:
  
  CVE-2016-4036, CVE-2016-4049

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.22.4-3ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.5


Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-3102-1 High Risk Vulnerability in Quagga DoS

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Calendar Grey October 13, 2016
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Ubuntu Security Alert USN-3102-1 details vulnerabilities in Quagga that could result in service disruption or unauthorized data access.
Several security issues were fixed in Quagga.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: quagga 0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: quagga 0.99.22.4-3ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: quagga 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.5 After a standard system update you need to restart Quagga to make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2016-4036, CVE-2016-4049

Severity
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October 13, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.22.4-3ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.5

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