Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6794-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6794-1
May 28, 2024

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

– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 23.10
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in FRR.

Software Description:
– frr: FRRouting suite of internet protocols

Details:

It was discovered that FRR incorrectly handled certain malformed BGP and
OSPF packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FRR to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
frr 8.4.4-1.1ubuntu6.1

Ubuntu 23.10
frr 8.4.4-1.1ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
frr 8.1-1ubuntu1.10

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6794-1
CVE-2024-31948, CVE-2024-31950, CVE-2024-31951, CVE-2024-34088

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/frr/8.4.4-1.1ubuntu6.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/frr/8.4.4-1.1ubuntu1.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/frr/8.1-1ubuntu1.10