Security update for strongswan

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:21167-1
Release Date: 2025-12-02T13:11:59Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-62291 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for strongswan fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-62291: Fixed buffer overflow when handling EAP-MSCHAPv2 failure requests (bsc#1251941).

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 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-90=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-90=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • strongswan-mysql-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-mysql-debuginfo-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-sqlite-debuginfo-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-debuginfo-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-nm-debuginfo-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-nm-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-sqlite-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-fips-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-6.0.1-160000.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-6.0.1-160000.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • strongswan-mysql-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-mysql-debuginfo-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-sqlite-debuginfo-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-debuginfo-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-nm-debuginfo-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-nm-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-sqlite-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-fips-6.0.1-160000.3.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-6.0.1-160000.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-6.0.1-160000.3.1

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