CVE-2020-12831

NameCVE-2020-12831
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR (aka Free Range Routing) through 7.3.1. When using the split-config feature, the init script creates an empty config file with world-readable default permissions, leading to a possible information leak via tools/frr.in and tools/frrcommon.sh.in. NOTE: some parties consider this user error, not a vulnerability, because the permissions are under the control of the user before any sensitive information is present in the file
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
frr (PTS)bullseye7.5.1-1.1+deb11u2vulnerable
bullseye (security)7.5.1-1.1+deb11u3vulnerable
bookworm, bookworm (security)8.4.4-1.1~deb12u1vulnerable
sid, trixie10.1.1-0.1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
frrsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/6383
https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/commit/7734484a378052a513c9e21165c13bf85f78ad48

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