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openSUSE: 2022:0492-1 Important: StrongSwan Auth Bypass Correction

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Calendar Grey February 18, 2022
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
OpenSUSE has released a critical update for strongSwan, fixing vulnerabilities that could lead to authentication bypass, crucial for secure VPN users. Prompt updates are recommended to protect systems against threats. For more details, consult the official openSUSE security bulletin
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for strongswan fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-45079: Fixed authentication bypass in EAP authentication.

(bsc#1194471)

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Topics Covered

security advisory authentication bypass important fix openSUSE strongSwan

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.4:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2022-492=1

- openSUSE Leap 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2022-492=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

strongswan-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-debuginfo-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-debugsource-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-hmac-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-ipsec-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-libs0-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-mysql-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-mysql-debuginfo-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-nm-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-nm-debuginfo-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-sqlite-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-sqlite-debuginfo-5.8.2-11.24.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch):

strongswan-doc-5.8.2-11.24.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

strongswan-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-debuginfo-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-debugsource-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-hmac-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-ipsec-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-libs0-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-mysql-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-mysql-debuginfo-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswan-nm-5.8.2-11.24.1

strongswa...

Read the Full Advisory

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-45079.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194471

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2022:0492-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.3 openSUSE Leap 15.4 .

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