diff --git a/metadata/md5-cache/net-misc/bird-3.0.0 b/metadata/md5-cache/net-misc/bird-3.0.0
index 30485a9..f17e312 100644
--- a/metadata/md5-cache/net-misc/bird-3.0.0
+++ b/metadata/md5-cache/net-misc/bird-3.0.0
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ RDEPEND=client? ( sys-libs/ncurses:= sys-libs/readline:= ) filecaps? ( acct-grou
 SLOT=0
 SRC_URI=ftp://bird.network.cz/pub/bird/bird-3.0.0.tar.gz
 _eclasses_=gnuconfig	ddeb9f8caff1b5f71a09c75b7534df79	toolchain-funcs	14648d8795f7779e11e1bc7cf08b7536	multilib	b2a329026f2e404e9e371097dda47f96	libtool	6b28392a775f807c8be5fc7ec9a605b9	autotools	7d91cc798a8afd8f4e0c6e9587296ebe	fcaps	27152c9e4da035accb14a2d7879744ef
-_md5_=ae8cbecced856bffffd8e5856aee44c2
+_md5_=5318e1294df51f16cef366fc818e68f7
diff --git a/net-misc/bird/bird-3.0.0.ebuild b/net-misc/bird/bird-3.0.0.ebuild
index 2a0a270..c8f105e 100644
--- a/net-misc/bird/bird-3.0.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/bird/bird-3.0.0.ebuild
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ FILECAPS=(
 )
 
 PATCHES=(
-	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-nest-rt-table.c.patch
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-proto-lock.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-nest-rt-table.c.patch
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-rt-table.c.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-bgp-med.patch
 )
 
 src_prepare() {
diff --git a/net-misc/bird/files/bird-3.0.0-bgp-med.patch b/net-misc/bird/files/bird-3.0.0-bgp-med.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44403ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-misc/bird/files/bird-3.0.0-bgp-med.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+From c5b07695ce810e4345ed1811eadfce935c83b324 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Maria Matejka <mq@ucw.cz>
+Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 11:08:04 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] BGP: fixed deterministic med crashes
+
+There were several places of forgotten NULL checks.
+
+Thanks to Alarig Le Lay <alarig@swordarmor.fr> for reporting:
+https://trubka.network.cz/pipermail/bird-users/2024-December/017990.html
+---
+ nest/rt-table.c   | 14 ++++++++++++--
+ proto/bgp/attrs.c |  8 ++++----
+ 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
+index 05191d743..fc6d0d4e0 100644
+--- a/nest/rt-table.c
++++ b/nest/rt-table.c
+@@ -2024,12 +2024,22 @@ rte_recalculate(struct rtable_private *table, struct rt_import_hook *c, struct n
+ 	do_recalculate:
+ 	  /* Add the new route to the list right behind the old one */
+ 	  if (new_stored)
++	  {
++	    /* There is the same piece of code several lines farther. Needs refactoring.
++	     * The old_stored check is needed because of the possible jump from deterministic med */
++	    if (old_stored)
+ 	    {
+ 	      atomic_store_explicit(&new_stored->next, atomic_load_explicit(&old_stored->next, memory_order_relaxed), memory_order_release);
+ 	      atomic_store_explicit(&old_stored->next, new_stored, memory_order_release);
+-
+-	      table->rt_count++;
+ 	    }
++	    else
++	    {
++	      atomic_store_explicit(&new_stored->next, NULL, memory_order_release);
++	      atomic_store_explicit(last_ptr, new_stored, memory_order_release);
++	    }
++
++	    table->rt_count++;
++	  }
+ 
+ 	  /* Find a new optimal route (if there is any) */
+ 	  struct rte_storage * _Atomic *bp = &local_sentinel.next;
+diff --git a/proto/bgp/attrs.c b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
+index 5dc06be51..db6542343 100644
+--- a/proto/bgp/attrs.c
++++ b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
+@@ -2689,10 +2689,10 @@ bgp_rte_recalculate(struct rtable_private *table, net *net,
+     struct rte_storage *new_stored, struct rte_storage *old_stored, struct rte_storage *old_best_stored)
+ {
+   struct rte_storage *key_stored = new_stored ? new_stored : old_stored;
+-  const struct rte *new = &new_stored->rte,
+-		   *old = &old_stored->rte,
+-		   *old_best = &old_best_stored->rte,
+-		   *key = &key_stored->rte;
++  const struct rte *new = RTE_OR_NULL(new_stored),
++		   *old = RTE_OR_NULL(old_stored),
++		   *old_best = RTE_OR_NULL(old_best_stored),
++		   *key = RTE_OR_NULL(key_stored);
+ 
+   u32 lpref = rt_get_preference(key);
+   u32 lasn = bgp_get_neighbor(key);
+-- 
+GitLab
+