Description
FORT Validator versions prior to 1.5.2 will crash if an RPKI CA publishes an X.509 EE certificate. This will lead to RTR clients such as BGP routers to lose access to the RPKI VRP data set, effectively disabling Route Origin Validation.
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | fort-validator | 1.5.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | fort-validator | 1.5.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | fort-validator | 1.5.2-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | fort-validator | 1.5.3-1~deb11u1 | DSA-5033-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-5033-1 fort-validator - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://github.com/NICMx/FORT-validator/releases/tag/1.5.2
- DSA-5033 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/NICMx/FORT-validator/commit/425e0f4037b4543fe8044ac96ca71d6d02d7d8c5
- https://github.com/NICMx/FORT-validator/commit/673c679b6bf3f4187cd5242c31a795bf8a6c22b3
- https://github.com/NICMx/FORT-validator/commit/eb68ebbaab50f3365aa51bbaa17cb862bf4607fa
- https://github.com/NICMx/FORT-validator/commit/274dc14aed1eb9b3350029d1063578a6b9c77b54