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SUSE: Important StrongSwan Update Addressing Buffer Overflow CVE-2025-62291

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Calendar Grey October 28, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important security fix for strongswan addressing a buffer overflow issue on SUSE Linux Enterprise platforms.
* 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: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3834=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-3834=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2025-3834=1 ## Package List: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.9.14-150700.3.3.1

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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:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

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-2025:3834-1
Release Date: 2025-10-28T10:30:15Z
Rating: important

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