Security update for strongswan

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1471-1
Rating: important
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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:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves two vulnerabilities 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)

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-13136=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-strongswan-13136=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.35.1
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.35.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.35.1
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.35.1

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