Packages
- strongswan - IPsec VPN solution
Details
Zhuowei Zhang discovered that stringSwan incorrectly handled EAP
authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly bypass client and
server authentication.
Zhuowei Zhang discovered that stringSwan incorrectly handled EAP
authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly bypass client and
server authentication.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.10 impish | libstrongswan – 5.9.1-1ubuntu3.2 | ||
| strongswan – 5.9.1-1ubuntu3.2 | |||
| 20.04 focal | libstrongswan – 5.8.2-1ubuntu3.4 | ||
| strongswan – 5.8.2-1ubuntu3.4 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | libstrongswan – 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.8 | ||
| strongswan – 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.8 | |||
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