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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6136-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6136-1 - It was discovered that FRR incorrectly handled parsing certain BGP messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FRR to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.04. It was discovered that FRR incorrectly handled parsing 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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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6136-1
June 05, 2023
frr vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.10
- 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 parsing certain BGP
messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FRR to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
23.04. (CVE-2023-31489)
It was discovered that FRR incorrectly handled parsing certain BGP
messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FRR to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-31490)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.04:
frr 8.4.2-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 22.10:
frr 8.1-1ubuntu3.2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
frr 8.1-1ubuntu1.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6136-1
CVE-2023-31489, CVE-2023-31490
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/frr/8.4.2-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/frr/8.1-1ubuntu3.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/frr/8.1-1ubuntu1.4
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