Security update for strongswan

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3873-1
Release Date: 2025-10-30T15:10:55Z
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:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for strongswan fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-62291: fixed a 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 High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-3873=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-3873=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-3873=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-3873=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3873=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-hmac-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-hmac-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-hmac-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-hmac-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • strongswan-ipsec-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-sqlite-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-nm-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-libs0-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-hmac-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-sqlite-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-debugsource-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-nm-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-mysql-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-debuginfo-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-mysql-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
    • strongswan-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    • strongswan-doc-5.9.11-150500.5.9.1

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