CVE-2024-27913 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the FRRouting OSPF daemon by sending malformed OSPF LSA packets, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-27913?

CVE-2024-27913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ospf_te_parse_te in ospfd/ospf_te.c in FRRouting (FRR) through 9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ospfd daemon crash) via a malformed OSPF LSA packet, because of an attempted access to a missing attribute field.

Weakness: CWE-909

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27913?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (1)
frr openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions8.4-11.1

Products include Frrouting Frrouting.

How do I fix CVE-2024-27913?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-27913 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as AZL-35450, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27913, GHSA-46v4-9j9w-fv79, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27913, USN-6679-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13911-1.

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