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Ubuntu 17.04 Advisory USN-3301-1: Critical strongSwan Network Threat

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strongSwan could be made to crash or hang if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3301-1
May 30, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- strongswan: IPsec VPN solution

Details:

It was discovered that the strongSwan gmp plugin incorrectly validated RSA
public keys. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9022)

It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly parsed ASN.1 CHOICE types. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to hang, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9023)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 17.04:
  libstrongswan                   5.5.1-1ubuntu3.1
  strongswan                      5.5.1-1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 16.10:
  libstrongswan                   5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3
  strongswan                      5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3
  strongswan-plugin-gmp           5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libstrongswan                   5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3
  strongswan                      5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3
  strongswan-plugin-gmp           5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libstrongswan                   5.1.2-0ubuntu2.6
  strongswan                      5.1.2-0ubuntu2.6
  strongswan-plugin-gmp           5.1.2-0ubuntu2.6

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3301-1
  CVE-2017-9022, CVE-2017-9023

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.5.1-1ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.1.2-0ubuntu2.6


Ubuntu 17.04 Advisory USN-3301-1: Critical strongSwan Network Threat

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Calendar Grey May 30, 2017
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Alert Bulletin USN-3301-2 highlights vulnerabilities in strongSwan that can lead to Denial of Service through specifically designed data packets.
strongSwan could be made to crash or hang 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 17.04: libstrongswan 5.5.1-1ubuntu3.1 strongswan 5.5.1-1ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 16.10: libstrongswan 5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3 strongswan 5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3 strongswan-plugin-gmp 5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libstrongswan 5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3 strongswan 5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3 strongswan-plugin-gmp 5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libstrongswan 5.1.2-0ubuntu2.6 strongswan 5.1.2-0ubuntu2.6 strongswan-plugin-gmp 5.1.2-0ubuntu2.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3301-1

CVE-2017-9022, CVE-2017-9023

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May 30, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.5.1-1ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.1.2-0ubuntu2.6

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