Security update for strongswan

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2293-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-11185 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-11185 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for strongswan fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-11185: Specific RSA signatures passed to the gmp plugin for verification can cause a null-pointer dereference and it may lead to a denial of service (bsc#1051222)

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 Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-strongswan-13251=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-strongswan-13251=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.36.3.1
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.36.3.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.36.3.1
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.36.3.1

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