Gentoo: GLSA-201309-02: strongSwan: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in strongSwan. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All strongSwan users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/strongswan-5.1.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2013-2054 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2054 [ 2 ] CVE-2013-2944 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2944 [ 3 ] CVE-2013-5018 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5018
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201309-02
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.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in strongSwan, possibly allowing remote attackers to authenticate as other users or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Background
strongSwan is an IPSec implementation for Linux.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/strongswan < 5.1.0 >= 5.1.0
Impact
===== A remote attacker could use ECDSA to authenticate as another user with an invalid signature. Additionally, a remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.