Security update for strongswan

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3904-1
Release Date: 2025-11-01T06:27:10Z
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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-3904=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-3904=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-hmac-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.1.3-26.29.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.1.3-26.29.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-hmac-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.1.3-26.29.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.1.3-26.29.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.1.3-26.29.1

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