=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3397-1
August 21, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 17.04
- 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 strongSwan incorrectly handled verifying
specific RSA signatures. A remote attacker could use this issue
to cause strongSwan 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 17.04:
  libstrongswan                   5.5.1-1ubuntu3.2
  strongswan                      5.5.1-1ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libstrongswan                   5.3.5-1ubuntu3.4
  strongswan                      5.3.5-1ubuntu3.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libstrongswan                   5.1.2-0ubuntu2.7
  strongswan                      5.1.2-0ubuntu2.7

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3397-1
  CVE-2017-11185

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.5.1-1ubuntu3.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.3.5-1ubuntu3.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.1.2-0ubuntu2.7

Ubuntu 3397-1: strongSwan vulnerability

August 21, 2017
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                   5.5.1-1ubuntu3.2   strongswan                      5.5.1-1ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libstrongswan                   5.3.5-1ubuntu3.4   strongswan                      5.3.5-1ubuntu3.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   libstrongswan                   5.1.2-0ubuntu2.7   strongswan                      5.1.2-0ubuntu2.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3397-1

  CVE-2017-11185

Severity
August 21, 2017

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.5.1-1ubuntu3.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.3.5-1ubuntu3.4   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.1.2-0ubuntu2.7

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