Description
An issue was discovered in Quagga through 1.2.4. Unsafe chown/chmod operations in the suggested spec file allow users (with control of the non-root-owned directory /etc/quagga) to escalate their privileges to root upon package installation or update.
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | quagga | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | quagga | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | quagga | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | quagga | 1.2.4-5.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12504-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | quagga | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | quagga | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12504-1 libfpm_pb0-1.2.4-5.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026