SB2019092908 - OpenSUSE Linux update for bird
Published: September 29, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019092908
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16159)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system or perform denial of service attack.The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when checking validity of BGP administrative shutdown communication messages. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted administrative shutdown communication message, trigger a four-byte stack-based buffer overflow and perform denial of service attack or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.