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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201701-48 ] Quagga: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 21 January 2017
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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201701-48 ] Quagga: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-48
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Quagga: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 21, 2017
Bugs: #581526, #597410
ID: 201701-48

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Quagga, the worst of which
could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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Quagga is a free routing daemon replacing Zebra supporting RIP, OSPF
and BGP.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/quagga < 1.1.0-r2 >= 1.1.0-r2

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Quagga. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted packet possibly
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Quagga users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/quagga-1.1.0-r2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-1245
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1245
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-4049
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4049

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-48

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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