USN-7661-1: GoBGP vulnerabilities

Publication date

22 July 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in GoBGP.


Packages

  • gobgp - BGP implementation in Go

Details

It was discovered that GoBGP did not properly manage memory under
certain circumstances, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This
issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-46565)

It was discovered that GoBGP did not properly verify the length of
certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
panic resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-43970, CVE-2025-43971, CVE-2025-43972, CVE-2025-43973)

It was discovered that GoBGP did not properly manage memory under
certain circumstances, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This
issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-46565)

It was discovered that GoBGP did not properly verify the length of
certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
panic resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-43970, CVE-2025-43971, CVE-2025-43972, CVE-2025-43973)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble gobgpd –  3.23.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm2  
golang-github-osrg-gobgp-dev –  3.23.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm2  
22.04 jammy gobgpd –  2.25.0-3ubuntu0.1+esm2  
golang-github-osrg-gobgp-dev –  2.25.0-3ubuntu0.1+esm2  
20.04 focal gobgpd –  2.12.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
golang-github-osrg-gobgp-dev –  2.12.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
18.04 bionic gobgpd –  1.29-1ubuntu0.1+esm1  
golang-github-osrg-gobgp-dev –  1.29-1ubuntu0.1+esm1  

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