USN-1027-1: Quagga vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 10.04
• Ubuntu 9.10
• Ubuntu 8.04
• Ubuntu 6.06

Packages

• quagga -

Details

It was discovered that Quagga incorrectly handled certain Outbound Route
Filtering (ORF) records. A remote authenticated attacker could use this
flaw to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.
The default compiler options for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and later should reduce
the vulnerability to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-2948)

It was discovered that Quagga incorrectly parsed certain AS paths. A remote
attacker could use this flaw to cause Quagga to crash, resulting in a
denial of service. (CVE-2010-2949)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 9.10

• quagga - 0.99.13-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 8.04

• quagga - 0.99.9-2ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 6.06

• quagga - 0.99.2-1ubuntu3.7

Ubuntu 10.04

• quagga - 0.99.15-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

• CVE-2010-2948
• CVE-2010-2949