7.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-129456
frr: bgpd use-after-free of Tunnel Encapsulation sub-TLVs after a malformed attribute length from a peer
Description

In FRRouting, bgpd accepts a Tunnel Encapsulation attribute (type 23) whose outer TLV length does not match the length of the attribute: the mismatch is only logged and the attribute is processed anyway. A BGP neighbor can send UPDATE messages carrying such an attribute that put the reference count of the attribute's interned sub-TLV chain out of balance, so that the chain is freed while routes stored by bgpd (Adj-RIB-In entries and RIB paths) still point to it. When those routes are later replaced, withdrawn or cleared, for example when the session goes down, bgpd reads the freed memory, decrements a reference count inside it and frees it a second time. In the reporter's build without AddressSanitizer this ended in an assertion failure in bgpd's memory accounting, aborting bgpd and dropping all BGP sessions on the router, and the neighbor can repeat it each time bgpd restarts. Because freed heap memory is written to and freed again, consequences beyond a crash cannot be ruled out. An established BGP session is required. bgpd processes attribute 23 from every neighbor, including eBGP neighbors, unless it is explicitly discarded, although RFC 9012 requires it to be filtered on eBGP sessions by default. The issue was reproduced with "soft-reconfiguration inbound" configured for the neighbor, and the reporter observed that the crash does not occur on every attempt.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 14, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

57a55968-44ac-464c-a794-6ba3baad09c4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-129456 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Frrouting frrouting
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 57a55968-44ac-464c-a794-6ba3baad09c4
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 57a55968-44ac-464c-a794-6ba3baad09c4
Solution
Update FRRouting to correct memory accounting issues with Tunnel Encapsulation attributes.
  • Update FRRouting to the latest version.
  • Review BGP neighbor configurations.
  • Apply security patches promptly.
  • Monitor BGP session stability.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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  • New CVE Received by 57a55968-44ac-464c-a794-6ba3baad09c4

    Nov. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In FRRouting, bgpd accepts a Tunnel Encapsulation attribute (type 23) whose outer TLV length does not match the length of the attribute: the mismatch is only logged and the attribute is processed anyway. A BGP neighbor can send UPDATE messages carrying such an attribute that put the reference count of the attribute's interned sub-TLV chain out of balance, so that the chain is freed while routes stored by bgpd (Adj-RIB-In entries and RIB paths) still point to it. When those routes are later replaced, withdrawn or cleared, for example when the session goes down, bgpd reads the freed memory, decrements a reference count inside it and frees it a second time. In the reporter's build without AddressSanitizer this ended in an assertion failure in bgpd's memory accounting, aborting bgpd and dropping all BGP sessions on the router, and the neighbor can repeat it each time bgpd restarts. Because freed heap memory is written to and freed again, consequences beyond a crash cannot be ruled out. An established BGP session is required. bgpd processes attribute 23 from every neighbor, including eBGP neighbors, unless it is explicitly discarded, although RFC 9012 requires it to be filtered on eBGP sessions by default. The issue was reproduced with "soft-reconfiguration inbound" configured for the neighbor, and the reporter observed that the crash does not occur on every attempt.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:A/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-415
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/129xxx/CVE-2026-129456.json">CVE-2026-129456</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/commit/abef07b500e19baa924d157ab03809b93730e619
    Added Reference https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/commit/bebf95f02bc0dccc6a1841f0c8cbcba1f617d655
    Added Reference https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/issues/20874
    Added Reference https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/21176/changes/1238ac4a06e5c23595e8bf626856f297d0c302a2
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