USN-512-1: Quagga vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 7.04
• Ubuntu 6.10
• Ubuntu 6.06

Packages

• quagga -

Details

It was discovered that Quagga did not correctly verify OPEN messages or
COMMUNITY attributes sent from configured peers. Malicious authenticated
remote peers could send a specially crafted message which would cause
bgpd to abort, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 7.04

• quagga - 0.99.6-2ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 6.10

• quagga - 0.99.4-4ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 6.06

• quagga - 0.99.2-1ubuntu3.3

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2007-4826