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Ubuntu 23.04 USN-6240-1 Critical: FRR Denial Of Service Risk

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Calendar Grey July 24, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A new FRR patch has been released for Ubuntu addressing a denial of service vulnerability triggered by specially designed messages impacting network protocols.
FRR could be made to denial of service if it received a specially crafted message.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.04 Summary: FRR could be made to denial of service if it received a specially crafted message. Software Description: - frr: FRRouting suite of internet protocols Details: It was discovered that FRR incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

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security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu network protocols FRR

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: frr 8.4.2-1ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6240-1

CVE-2023-3748

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6240-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu network protocols FRR

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/frr/8.4.2-1ubuntu1.2

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