bird vulnerabilities and fixes

Recent CVEs affecting bird, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 2 tracked.

bird has 2 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 2. Most recent: 2021-06-04. Highest priority: CVE-2021-26928 (score 45/100).

• CVE-2021-26928 MEDIUM 6.8 UPGRADE BIRD through 2.0.7 does not provide functionality for password authentication of BGP peers
• CVE-2018-12066 MEDIUM 5.5 UPGRADE BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption a

FAQ

How do I fix bird vulnerabilities?

Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.

Is bird being exploited right now?

None of the tracked bird CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.

Which bird CVE should I patch first?

CVE-2021-26928 currently ranks highest (45/100): BIRD through 2.0.7 does not provide functionality for password authentication of BGP peers.

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