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Ubuntu 20.04: USN-7017-1: Quagga Denial Of Service Advisory

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Calendar Grey September 17, 2024
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A crafted network packet may trigger a failure in Quagga, leading to service interruptions on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. It is advised to apply the latest updates.
Quagga could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

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

traffic.

Software Description:

- quagga: BGP/OSPF/RIP routing daemon

Details:

Iggy Frankovic discovered that Quagga incorrectly handled certain BGP

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

to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote access Ubuntu Quagga

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   quagga                          1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5
   quagga-bgpd                     1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7017-1

CVE-2024-44070

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7017-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote access Ubuntu Quagga

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5

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