GLSA 201701-48: Quagga: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Quagga: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/21/2017
Bugs:	#581526, #597410
ID:	201701-48

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	< 1.1.0-r2	>= 1.1.0-r2	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

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

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-1.1.0-r2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-48.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.