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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: USN-7016-1 Critical: frr Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey September 17, 2024
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New information on Ubuntu USN-7016-1 regarding the frr vulnerability patch and critical risk particulars. Immediate action advised for optimal system protection.
FRR could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

FRR could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network

traffic.

Software Description:

- frr: FRRouting suite of internet protocols

Details:

Iggy Frankovic discovered that FRR incorrectly handled certain BGP

messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FRR to

crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service network traffic ubuntu frr

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   frr                             8.4.4-1.1ubuntu6.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   frr                             8.1-1ubuntu1.11

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7016-1

CVE-2024-44070

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7016-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service network traffic ubuntu frr

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/frr/8.4.4-1.1ubuntu6.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/frr/8.1-1ubuntu1.11

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