GLSA 201412-26: strongSwan: Multiple Vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | strongSwan: Multiple Vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 12/13/2014 |
| Bugs: | , |
| ID: | 201412-26 |
Synopsis
Two vulnerabilities have been found in strongSwan, possibly resulting in Denial of Service or a bypass in authentication restrictions.Background
strongSwan is an IPSec implementation for Linux.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-misc/strongswan | < 5.1.3 | >= 5.1.3 | All supported architectures |
Description
A NULL pointer dereference and an error in the IKEv2 implementation have been found in strongSwan.
Impact
A remote attacker could create a Denial of Service condition or bypass security restrictions.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All strongSwan users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/strongswan-5.1.3"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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