It was discovered that the bgpd daemon in the Quagga routing suite does not properly calculate the length of multi-segment AS_PATH UPDATE messages, causing bgpd to drop a session and potentially resulting in loss of network connectivity. . Hash: SHA512 Package : quagga Version : quagga_0.99.22.4-1+wheezy3+deb7u2 CVE ID : CVE-2017-16227 Debian Bug : 879474 It was discovered that the bgpd daemon in the Quagga routing suite does not properly calculate the length of multi-segment AS_PATH UPDATE messages, causing bgpd to drop a session and potentially resulting in loss of network connectivity. For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version quagga_0.99.22.4-1+wheezy3+deb7u2. We recommend that you upgrade your quagga packages. Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS . Explore the latest quagga patch addressing network instability caused by bgpd connection failures and AS_PATH computation errors in Debian systems.. Quagga Security, Debian Update, bgpd Fix. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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