CVE-2025-61099 json
FRRouting/frr from v2.0 through v10.4.1 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the opaque_info_detail function at ospf_op…
published 2025-10-27 12 mo ago modified 2026-11-05 3 d ago also EUVD-2025-36325
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FRRouting/frr from v2.0 through v10.4.1 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the opaque_info_detail function at ospf_opaque.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted LS Update packet.
Patch / fix
- frr Debian 12 8.4.4-1.1~deb12u2
- frr Debian 13 10.3-3+deb13u1
- frr Debian 14 10.5.1-3
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61099
- frr Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 8.1-1ubuntu1.14
- frr Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 8.4.4-1.1ubuntu6.5
- frr Ubuntu 25.10 10.4.1-3ubuntu1.1
- frr Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 10.5.1-1ubuntu2
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61099
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- frr SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP7, openSUSE Leap 15.6 8.5.6-150500.4.36.1
- frr SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 10.2.1-150700.3.5.1
- frr SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 8.5.6-8.9.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:1063-1SUSE-SU-2026:1057-1SUSE-SU-2026:0665-1
- frr openSUSE Tumbleweed 10.2.1-4.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:10207-1
- frr CBL-Mariner 2.0 8.5.5-5
- frr Azure Linux 3.0 9.1.1-5
azure linux advisories AZL-69619AZL-69622
Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT
- github.com/FRRouting/frr#19480 commit
- github.com/FRRouting/frr#19480 pull request
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2025-61099 updated cvss 5.9
FRRouting: frr: NULL Pointer Dereference in FRRouting
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 frr, frr-contrib, frr-selinux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 frr, frr-selinux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 frraffected: workaround, no fix available “No mitigation is currently available that meets Red Hat Product Security’s standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability.”
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 12 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/issues/19471 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
-
github.com
/FRRouting/frr/pull/19480
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/FRRouting/frr/pull/19480/commits/0042fbe8ca5aba866b4f0d166e54066bba5ab14e
patch
-
github.com
/FRRouting/frr/issues/19471
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/s1awwhy/BugList/blob/main/CVE-2025-61099.md
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-61099
- NVD CVE-2025-61099
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