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CVE-2024-45236:
Linux Debian vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability was discovered in Fort before version 1.6.3 (CVE-2024-45236). The issue involves a malicious RPKI repository that descends from a trusted Trust Anchor being able to serve (via rsync or RRDP) a signed object containing an empty signedAttributes field. The vulnerability was fixed in Fort version 1.6.3 (FORT CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from Fort accessing the set's elements without performing proper sanitization first. As Fort is an RPKI Relying Party, this vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability can lead to a crash of the Fort validator, which in turn can result in Route Origin Validation becoming unavailable. This unavailability can potentially lead to compromised routing (FORT CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in Fort version 1.6.3 through commit 4dafbd9. Users are advised to upgrade to Fort version 1.6.3 or later to address this security issue (FORT CVE).
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