FRRouting < 10.5.3 Integer Overflow in OSPF TLV Parser Functions
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
FRRouting before 10.5.3 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in seven OSPF Traffic Engineering and Segment Routing TLV parser functions where a uint16_t accumulator variable truncates uint32_t values returned by the TLV_SIZE() macro, causing the loop termination condition to fail while pointer advancement continues unchecked. Attackers with an established OSPF adjacency can send a crafted LS Update packet with a malicious Type 10 or Type 11 Opaque LSA to trigger out-of-bounds memory reads and crash all affected routers in the OSPF area or autonomous system.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA frr (FRRouting) Fixed in 10.5.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-28532
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjc3-2qjv-c8fp
References
More Frrouting vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-20107 FRRouting FRR 7.5.1 through 9.0 and Pica8 PICOS 4.3.3.2 allow a remote attacker to cause… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-21958 An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR 9.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-29658 An issue was discovered in FRRouting (FRR) through 10.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-21957 An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-19790 bgpd/bgp_flowspec.c in FRRouting (FRR) before 8.4.3 mishandles an nlri length of zero, aka a "flowspec overflow." CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-17234 An out-of-bounds read in the BGP daemon of FRRouting FRR before 8.4 may lead to a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-28532 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-28532 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wjc3-2qjv-c8fp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-28532 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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