Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: frr / frr-debuginfo / frr-debugsource / frr-selinux Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2024_0130)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 354492

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2024_0130 advisory.

* ffr: Flowspec overflow in bgpd/bgp_flowspec.c (CVE-2023-38406)

* ffr: Out of bounds read in bgpd/bgp_label.c (CVE-2023-38407)

* frr: crash from specially crafted MP_UNREACH_NLRI-containing BGP UPDATE message (CVE-2023-47234)

* frr: crash from malformed EOR-containing BGP UPDATE message (CVE-2023-47235)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2024_0130.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 354492

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2024_0130.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38406

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/3/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-38406, CVE-2023-38407, CVE-2023-47234, CVE-2023-47235

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