CVE-2024-45234 Affecting fort-validator package, versions <1.2.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-FORTVALIDATOR-7838317
  • published21 Mar 2026
  • disclosed24 Aug 2024

Introduced: 24 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-45234  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 fort-validator to version 1.2.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fort-validator package and not the fort-validator package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Fort before 1.6.3. A malicious RPKI repository that descends from a (trusted) Trust Anchor can serve (via rsync or RRDP) an ROA or a Manifest containing a signedAttrs encoded in non-canonical form. This bypasses Fort's BER decoder, reaching a point in the code that panics when faced with data not encoded in DER. Because Fort is an RPKI Relying Party, a panic can lead to Route Origin Validation unavailability, which can lead to compromised routing.

CVSS Base Scores

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