GLSA 201811-16: strongSwan: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	strongSwan: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	11/26/2018
Bugs:	#648610, #656338, #658230, #668862
ID:	201811-16

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in strongSwan, the worst of which could lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background

strongSwan is an IPSec implementation for Linux.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-vpn/strongswan	< 5.7.1	>= 5.7.1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in strongSwan. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or impersonate a user.

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-vpn/strongswan-5.7.1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201811-16.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.