Description
In NLnet Labs Routinator prior to 0.10.2, a validation run can be delayed significantly by an RRDP repository by not answering but slowly drip-feeding bytes to keep the connection alive. This can be used to effectively stall validation. While Routinator has a configurable time-out value for RRDP connections, this time-out was only applied to individual read or write operations rather than the complete request. Thus, if an RRDP repository sends a little bit of data before that time-out expired, it can continuously extend the time it takes for the request to finish. Since validation will only continue once the update of an RRDP repository has concluded, this delay will cause validation to stall, leading to Routinator continuing to serve the old data set or, if in the initial validation run directly after starting, never serve any data at all.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLnet Labs | Routinator | unspecified – ≤ 0.10.1 | — |
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 | 1.5.3-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | rpki-client | 7.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | fort-validator | 1.5.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | rpki-client | 7.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cfrpki | 1.4.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | fort-validator | 1.5.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | rpki-client | 7.5-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | cfrpki | 1.4.2-1~deb11u1 | DSA-5041-1 |
| Debian 11 | fort-validator | 1.5.3-1~deb11u1 | DSA-5033-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | fort-validator | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- DSA-5041-1 cfrpki - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-5033-1 fort-validator - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/routinator/CVE-2021-43172_CVE-2021-43173_CVE-2021-43174.txt
- DSA-5033 vendor-advisory
- DSA-5041 vendor-advisory