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CVE-2024-44070

CRITICAL 9.8 ALL-YEARS

Published 2024-08-19 · Last modified 2025-11-04 · mitre · NVD: Modified

An issue was discovered in FRRouting (FRR) through 10.1. bgp_attr_encap in bgpd/bgp_attr.c does not check the actual remaining stream length before taking the TLV value.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.6%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 50th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable yes

Impact if exploited

9.8CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL · ADP

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Affected

Vendors Frrouting Redhat

Products Frrouting Enterprise Linux

Weakness (CWE)

Not classified.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References and research data (JSON)

Vendor product assessments

  • frr as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/frr?arch=src

    • workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
    • no fix planned: Will not fix
    Red Hat · CVE-2024-44070 · Updated 2025-11-21T11:40:33+00:00
  • frr-contrib as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/frr-contrib

    • workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
    • no fix planned: Will not fix
    Red Hat · CVE-2024-44070 · Updated 2025-11-21T11:40:33+00:00
  • frr-selinux as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/frr-selinux

    • workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
    • no fix planned: Will not fix
    Red Hat · CVE-2024-44070 · Updated 2025-11-21T11:40:33+00:00
  • frr.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/frr?arch=src

    • workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
    • no fix planned: Will not fix
    Red Hat · CVE-2024-44070 · Updated 2025-11-21T11:40:33+00:00
  • frr as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/frr?arch=src

    • workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
    • no fix planned: Will not fix
    Red Hat · CVE-2024-44070 · Updated 2025-11-21T11:40:33+00:00
  • frr-selinux as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/frr-selinux

    • workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
    • no fix planned: Will not fix
    Red Hat · CVE-2024-44070 · Updated 2025-11-21T11:40:33+00:00
  • frr.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/frr?arch=src

    • workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
    • no fix planned: Will not fix
    Red Hat · CVE-2024-44070 · Updated 2025-11-21T11:40:33+00:00
  • frr as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/frr?arch=src

    • workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
    Red Hat · CVE-2024-44070 · Updated 2025-11-21T11:40:33+00:00
  • frr-selinux as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/frr-selinux

    • workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
    Red Hat · CVE-2024-44070 · Updated 2025-11-21T11:40:33+00:00

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
FrroutingFrrouting≤ 10.1
RedhatEnterprise Linux8.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux9.0

All CVSS metrics

  • CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · ADP Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Patches & mitigations

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