Description
Zebra 0.93b and earlier, and quagga before 0.95, allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending spoofed messages as other users to the kernel netlink interface.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 3 | quagga | 0.96.2-8.3E | RHSA-2003:315 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2003:315 Red Hat Security Advisory: quagga security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- RHSA-2003:315 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2003:305 vendor-advisory
- DSA-415 vendor-advisory
- 10563 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10169 vdb-entry signature
- RHSA-2003:307 vendor-advisory