# CVE-2023-41361: frr: An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR 9.0

CVE-2023-41361 is fixed in frr on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41361, released August 29, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41361
- Priority: Urgent
- CVSS: 9.8 (critical)
- EPSS: 0.0090
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 29, 2023

## Description

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR 9.0. bgpd/bgp_open.c does not check for an overly large length of the rcv software version.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | frr Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 9.1-0.1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41361](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-41361.md) | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Linux | frr Debian 14 | 9.1-0.1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41361](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-41361.md) | Aug 29, 2023 |

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