Security update for strongswan
SUSE Security Update: Security update for strongswan
This strongswan update fixes security issues and bugs:
* CVE-2013-5018: Specially crafted XAuth usernames and
EAP identities can cause a crash in strongswan.
* CVE-2013-6075: A crafted ID packet can be used by
remote attackers to crash the server or potentially gain
authentication privileges under certain circumstances.
Also a bug with route recursion limits was fixed:
* Charon SEGFAULT when left=%any / recursion limit
(bnc#840826).
Security Issues:
* CVE-2013-5018
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| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2013:1866-3 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #833278 #840826 #847506 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now available.
Description:
This strongswan update fixes security issues and bugs:
* CVE-2013-5018: Specially crafted XAuth usernames and
EAP identities can cause a crash in strongswan.
* CVE-2013-6075: A crafted ID packet can be used by
remote attackers to crash the server or potentially gain
authentication privileges under certain circumstances.
Also a bug with route recursion limits was fixed:
* Charon SEGFAULT when left=%any / recursion limit
(bnc#840826).
Security Issues:
* CVE-2013-5018
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
- strongswan-4.4.0-6.15.1
- strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.15.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5018.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/833278
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/840826
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/847506
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=e6c589e7bbb7423af132803861e03b33