# Security update for frr

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3709-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * #1213284
  * #1213434
  * #1214735
  * #1214739
  * #1215065

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-3748
  * CVE-2023-38802
  * CVE-2023-41358
  * CVE-2023-41360
  * CVE-2023-41909

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-3748 ( SUSE ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-3748 ( NVD ):  3.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2023-38802 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-38802 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-41358 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-41358 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-41360 ( SUSE ):  3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-41360 ( NVD ):  9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-41909 ( SUSE ):  3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2023-41909 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

  
  
An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for frr fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2023-38802: Fixed bad length handling in BGP attribute handling
    (bsc#1213284).
  * CVE-2023-41358: Fixed crash in bgpd/bgp_packet.c (bsc#1214735).
  * CVE-2023-41360: Fixed out-of-bounds read in bgpd/bgp_packet.c (bsc#1214739).
  * CVE-2023-3748: Fixed inifinite loop in babld message parsing may cause DoS
    (bsc#1213434).
  * CVE-2023-41909: Fixed NULL pointer dereference due to processing in
    bgp_nlri_parse_flowspec (bsc#1215065).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3709=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3709=1

  * Server Applications Module 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP5-2023-3709=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libfrrzmq0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrr_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * frr-devel-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrr0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrr_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrzmq0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrcares0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrsnmp0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libmlag_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libmlag_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrospfapiclient0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrfpm_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrospfapiclient0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * frr-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * frr-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrsnmp0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrfpm_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * frr-debugsource-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrcares0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrr0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libfrrzmq0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrr_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * frr-devel-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrr0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrr_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrzmq0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrcares0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrsnmp0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libmlag_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libmlag_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrospfapiclient0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrfpm_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrospfapiclient0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * frr-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * frr-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrsnmp0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrfpm_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * frr-debugsource-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrrcares0-8.4-150500.4.8.1
    * libfrr0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3748.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38802.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41358.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41360.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41909.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213284
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213434
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214735
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214739
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215065

openSUSE: 2023:3709-1: important: frr Security Advisory Update

September 20, 2023
This update for frr fixes the following issues: CVE-2023-38802: Fixed bad length handling in BGP attribute handling (bsc#1213284).

Description

This update for frr fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-38802: Fixed bad length handling in BGP attribute handling (bsc#1213284). * CVE-2023-41358: Fixed crash in bgpd/bgp_packet.c (bsc#1214735). * CVE-2023-41360: Fixed out-of-bounds read in bgpd/bgp_packet.c (bsc#1214739). * CVE-2023-3748: Fixed inifinite loop in babld message parsing may cause DoS (bsc#1213434). * CVE-2023-41909: Fixed NULL pointer dereference due to processing in bgp_nlri_parse_flowspec (bsc#1215065).

 

Patch

## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3709=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3709=1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP5-2023-3709=1


Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * libfrrzmq0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrr_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * frr-devel-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrr0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrr_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrzmq0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrcares0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrsnmp0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libmlag_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libmlag_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrospfapiclient0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrfpm_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrospfapiclient0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * frr-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * frr-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrsnmp0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrfpm_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * frr-debugsource-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrcares0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrr0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libfrrzmq0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrr_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * frr-devel-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrr0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrr_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrzmq0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrcares0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrsnmp0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libmlag_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libmlag_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrospfapiclient0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrfpm_pb0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrospfapiclient0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * frr-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * frr-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrsnmp0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrfpm_pb0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * frr-debugsource-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrrcares0-8.4-150500.4.8.1 * libfrr0-debuginfo-8.4-150500.4.8.1


References

* #1213284 * #1213434 * #1214735 * #1214739 * #1215065 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3748.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38802.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41358.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41360.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41909.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213284 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213434 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214735 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214739 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215065


Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3709-1
Rating: important

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