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Gentoo 202405-08 Normal: strongSwan Multiple Issues and Fix

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
strongSwan VPN has vulnerabilities as per Gentoo GLSA 202405-08. Critical security concerns may compromise communication integrity. Upgrade to the latest version to enhance security.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in strongSwan, the worst of which could possibly lead to remote code execution.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue update remote code execution advisory normal strongSwan

Resolution

All strongSwan users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-vpn/strongswan-5.9.10"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-41991 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41991 [ 2 ] CVE-2021-45079 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45079 [ 3 ] CVE-2022-40617 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40617 [ 4 ] CVE-2023-26463 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26463

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202405-08
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: strongSwan: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: May 04, 2024
Bugs: #818841, #832460, #878887, #899964
ID: 202405-08

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue update remote code execution advisory normal strongSwan

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in strongSwan, the worst of which could possibly lead to remote code execution.

Background

strongSwan is an IPSec implementation for Linux.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ------------------ ------------ ------------ net-vpn/strongswan < 5.9.10 >= 5.9.10

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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