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Posted on 24 March 2016
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2941-1
March 24, 2016
quagga vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Quagga could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.
Software Description:
- quagga: BGP/OSPF/RIP routing daemon
Details:
Kostya Kortchinsky discovered that Quagga incorrectly handled certain route
data when configured with BGP peers enabled for VPNv4. A remote attacker
could use this issue to cause Quagga to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2342)
It was discovered that Quagga incorrectly handled messages with a large
LSA when used in certain configurations. A remote attacker could use this
issue to cause Quagga to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-2236)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 15.10:
quagga 0.99.24.1-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
quagga 0.99.22.4-3ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
quagga 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.4
After a standard system update you need to restart Quagga to make all the
necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2941-1
CVE-2013-2236, CVE-2016-2342
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.24.1-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.22.4-3ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quagga/0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.4
