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Ubuntu 14.10, 14.04 LTS: USN-2450-1 Critical StrongSwan DoS Issue

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strongSwan could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2450-1
January 05, 2015

strongswan vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

strongSwan could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- strongswan: IPsec VPN solution

Details:

Mike Daskalakis discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled IKEv2
payloads that contained the Diffie-Hellman group 1025. A remote attacker
could use this issue to cause the IKE daemon to crash, resulting in a
denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.10:
  strongswan-ike                  5.1.2-0ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  strongswan-ike                  5.1.2-0ubuntu2.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2450-1
  CVE-2014-9221

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.1.2-0ubuntu3.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.1.2-0ubuntu2.2


Ubuntu 14.10, 14.04 LTS: USN-2450-1 Critical StrongSwan DoS Issue

ubuntu
Calendar Grey January 5, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Patch to resolve strongSwan exploit in Ubuntu. Mitigate denial of service risks from maliciously crafted packets.
strongSwan could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: strongswan-ike 5.1.2-0ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: strongswan-ike 5.1.2-0ubuntu2.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2450-1

CVE-2014-9221

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January 05, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.1.2-0ubuntu3.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.1.2-0ubuntu2.2

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