We are pleased to announce FRR 8.0.1

This release is a bugfix release of FRR 8.0.0 and contains the fixes listed below

• Debian Packaging - https://deb.frrouting.org/
• RPM Packaging - https://rpm.frrouting.org/

Snaps will be available within approx another week; when available they will be published here:

• Snap Packaging - https://snapcraft.io/frr

Additional release build logs, artifacts and package sources can also be found on the CI system at https://ci1.netdef.org/browse/FRR-FRR80-20/artifact

Changelog

(Numbers behind the fix refer to the Github PR)

bgpd

• #9146 associate correct nexthop when using peer link-local
• #9151 BGP dampening JSON fixes
• #9356 bgp_packet_process_error can access peer after deletion
• #9168 Call bgp_dest_unlock_node() inside bgp_adj_in_remove()
• #9263 Clear capabilities field when resetting a bgp neighbor
• #9171 Do not check for NULL values for vni_hash_cmp()
• #9145 Do not delete peer_af structure when deactivating peer-group from an address-family
• #9160 Don't forget bgp_dest_unlock_node for bgp_static_set()
• #9230 Drop double-pointer for bgp_damp_info_free()
• #9152 Drop unnecessary chars for filtered reason
• #9141 Ensure v6 LL address is available before establishing peering
• #9407 Extended community bandwidth fixes
• #9358 Fix bgp routes filtering by [large]community-list
• #9226 Fix crash in "clear ip bgp dampening "
• #9223 fix double free in dampening code (fixes crash in dampening)
• #9245 fix missing damp info free when cleaning bgp path
• #9233 fix missing list add in dampening
• #9501 fix update-source for ipv6
• #9127 Fix rpki spacing to be 1 for indentation
• #9136 Force process networks on VRF creation
• #9170 hash compare functions never receive null values
• #9311 limit the length of opaque data sent to zebra
• #9221 Mark the node as the correct type for bgp ipv6 unicast
• #9142 nht unresolved with global address next-hop
• #9155 prevent routes loop through itself
• #9149 Reflect changes to pfxSnt when using default-originate
• #9257 Set extended msg size only if we advertised and received capability
• #9398 Stop prepending peer-as if self-originated and last AS configured
• #9161 Unlock bgp_dest for bgp_distance_unset if distance does not match
• #9266 Use strict AS4 capability when processing parsing/generating pkts
• #9320 per-peer dampening revert

fabricd

• #9132 fix running config

isisd

• #9177 argv fixes
• #9139 fix extra space in the mpls-te config output
• #9147 fix setting of the attached bit
• #9137 fix uninitialized variable when searching for LSP
• #9173 update interface_link_params callback to check for change

lib

• #9172 fix interface configuration after vrf change
• #9425 fix prefix-list duplication check
• #9122 remove vrf-interface config when removing the VRF
• #9415 Scan lib/resolver.c only when c-ares is installed
• #9277 Preserve user-configured VRF on netns deletion

nhrp

• #9279 fix display of nhs command

ospf6d

• #9154 always generate default route for stubs
• #9359 Check the cost only when asbr_present for ECMP routes
• #9119 consistent checksum JSON output
• #9296 fix argument processing in the "area ... range" command
• #9125 fix backlink check
• #9118 fix route-map config changed, not getting applied on all types of routes
• #9121 fix "show ipv6 ospf6 neighbor" command
• #9117 Max aged LSAs are not getting deleted from DB
• #9124 redistribute command minor fixes
• #9134 Release last dbdesc packet after router dead interval
• #9123 Drop LSA with bad seqnumber
• #9140 use per-vrf router id instead of one global

ospfd

• #9208 don't exit when VRF socket is not created
• #9421 explicitly exit from the router configuration node
• #9135 fix external lsa handling in opaque capabilities enable/disable
• #9423 fix initialization when vrf doesn't exist yet
• #9268 fix "no ip ospf passive" command
• #9153 fix ospfd crash while giving 'clear ip ospf neighbor'
• #9392 ospf redistribute originating LSA internal connected routes
• #9130 show ip ospf route json does not shown metric and tag
• #9433 Summarised External LSA is not flushed in one scenario
• #9173 update interface_link_params callback to check for change

pathd

• #9329 a couple of cli/doc fixes
• #9156 don't use localtime
• #9409 fix pcep node-entering commands

pimd

• #9186 fix IGMP VRF handling and PIM RP Prefix-list matching
• #9386 make show ip mroute output consistent
• #9297 memory leak fix and issue fix

ripd

• #9267 fix authentication key length

staticd

• fix bug of Null0 wrongly converted into blackhole in running config #9144

tools

• #9131 add mac access-list context to frr-reload.py
• #9138 limit bgp route-maps to direct changes only during reload
• #9133 make frr-reload recognize pbr table range lines as single-line contexts

vtysh

• #9183 another take at "enable" in vtysh user mode
• #9128 Handle end/enable commands better when in -u for vtysh
• #9157 fix exit from link-params and pseudowire nodes

zebra

• #9275 bugfix of error quit of zebra, due to no nexthop ACTIVE
• #9387 clean up nhg allocations in error path
• #9169 fix a couple of coverity warnings
• #9150 fix ifp pointer for groups/recursives
• #9174 Fix pseudowires with backup nexthops
• #9351 Prevent memory leak if route is rejected early
• #9278 remove checks for src address existence when using "set src"
• #9129 Remove unrelated info from evpn rmac json output
• #9159 trigger remove all access vlans info for access port
• #9277 Preserve user-configured VRF on netns deletion

build

• #9158 fix LDFLAGS confusion & gcov

doc

• #9270 bump sphinx version to 4.0.2, remove deprecated API, fix developer docs not built
• #9276 fix bgp user doc colons
• #9274 Fix code-block display for example shell commands
• #9377 move ospf6 area commands to the appropriate section
• #9406 Replace typo BANDIWDTH to BANDWIDTH

redhat

• #9349 Install frr.conf only if no per daemon config exists

snapcraft

• #9430 Snap update to 18.04 base