GLSA 201804-17: Quagga: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	Quagga: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/22/2018
Bugs:	#647788
ID:	201804-17

Synopsis

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

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/quagga	< 1.2.4	>= 1.2.4	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker, by sending specially crafted packets, could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Quagga users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/quagga-1.2.4"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201804-17.xml

Concerns?

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.