Packages
- strongswan - IPsec VPN solution
Details
Elliott Childre discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled the cloning
of certain identities. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Elliott Childre discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled the cloning
of certain identities. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | libstrongswan – 6.0.4-1ubuntu3.1 | ||
| strongswan – 6.0.4-1ubuntu3.1 | |||
| 25.10 questing | libstrongswan – 6.0.1-6ubuntu4.4 | ||
| strongswan – 6.0.1-6ubuntu4.4 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | libstrongswan – 5.9.13-2ubuntu4.24.04.4 | ||
| strongswan – 5.9.13-2ubuntu4.24.04.4 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | libstrongswan – 5.9.5-2ubuntu2.7 | ||
| strongswan – 5.9.5-2ubuntu2.7 | |||
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