Security update for strongswan

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1473-1
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-9022 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-9022 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-9023 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-9023 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for strongswan fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-9022: Insufficient Input Validation in gmp Plugin leads to Denial of service (bsc#1039514)
  • CVE-2017-9023: Incorrect x509 ASN.1 parser error handling could lead to Denial of service (bsc#1039515)
  • IKEv1 protocol is vulnerable to DoS amplification attack (bsc#985012)

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 Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-906=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-906=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-906=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-906=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-906=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.1.3-25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.1.3-25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-hmac-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.1.3-25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.1.3-25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-hmac-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.1.3-25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.1.3-25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-hmac-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.1.3-25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.1.3-25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-hmac-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-5.1.3-25.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.1.3-25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.1.3-25.1

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