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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2024-31949

In FRRouting (FRR) through 9.1, an infinite loop can occur when receiving a MP/GR capability as a dynamic capability because malformed data results in a pointer not advancing.

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3 Nov 2026, 02:30 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2024-31949

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Apr 2024, 00:00 UTC

In FRRouting (FRR) through 9.1, an infinite loop can occur when receiving a MP/GR capability as a dynamic capability because malformed data results in a pointer not advancing.

osv:CVE-2024-31949
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31949",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:25.321782781Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/15640/commits/30a332dad86fafd2b0b6c61d23de59ed969a219b",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00007.html",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/31xxx/CVE-2024-31949.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31949",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 491895,
  "published_at": "2024-04-07T00:00:00+00:00"
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