CVE-2024-55553
frr: DoS via repeated RIB revalidation
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · January 6, 2025
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A security issue was discovered in FRRouting (FRR). It is possible for an attacker to send excessive Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) updates, triggering FRR to re-validate all routes in the routing information base each time. This can cause high CPU and network bandwidth consumption, potentially leading to a denial of service.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption