FRRouting FRR up to 10.4.1 ospf_opaque.c ospf_opaque_lsa_dump null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in FRRouting FRR up to 10.4.1. This affects the function ospf_opaque_lsa_dump of the file ospf_opaque.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-61100. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FRRouting FRR up to 10.4.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function ospf_opaque_lsa_dump of the file ospf_opaque.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

FRRouting/frr from v2.0 through v10.4.1 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the ospf_opaque_lsa_dump function at ospf_opaque.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) under specific malformed LSA conditions.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-61100 since 09/26/2025. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 271826 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-61100), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (271826) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2428). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • FRRouting Project FRRouting

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 271826
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-61100

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/26/2025 CVE reserved
10/27/2025 +31 days VulDB entry created
10/28/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
02/27/2026 +122 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 19471
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-61100 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-61100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330173
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2428 - FRRouting (ospf_opaque.c): Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2025 00:46
Updated: 02/27/2026 21:27
Changes: 10/28/2025 00:46 (57), 10/28/2025 20:20 (7), 11/01/2025 19:41 (2), 02/27/2026 21:27 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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