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SUSE: StrongSwan Important Buffer Overflow Fix CVE-2025-62291

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Calendar Grey December 10, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical update for strongswan addresses buffer overflow issue, improving security on SUSE platforms. Act now!
* bsc#1251941 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-62291

Summary

## This update for strongswan fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-62291: Fixed buffer overflow when handling EAP-MSCHAPv2 failure requests (bsc#1251941). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-90=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-90=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * strongswan-mysql-6.0.1-160000.3.1 * strongswan-6.0.1-160000.3.1 * strongswan-ipsec-6.0.1-160000.3.1 * strongswan-mysql-debuginfo-6.0.1-160000.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory network security buffer overflow SuSE important strongSwan

References

* bsc#1251941

Cross-

* CVE-2025-62291

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-62291 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62291.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251941

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:21167-1
Release Date: 2025-12-02T13:11:59Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory network security buffer overflow SuSE important strongSwan

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