libreswan 3.9 through 3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) via an IKEv1 packet with (1) unassigned bits set in the IPSEC DOI value or (2) the next payload value set to ISAKMP_NEXT_SAK.

The Rocky Linux 8.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_0084 advisory.

    This advisory aggregates security fixes for the libreswan SRPM in CIQ LTS 8.6. It addresses 8 CVEs:
    CVE-2016-3071, CVE-2013-2052, CVE-2024-2357, CVE-2013-4564, CVE-2015-3240, and 3 more.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_1471 advisory.

    This advisory aggregates security fixes for the libreswan SRPM in CIQ LTS 9.6. It addresses 21 CVEs:
    CVE-2024-3652, CVE-2023-2295, CVE-2023-23009, CVE-2024-2357, CVE-2023-30570, and 16 more.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Rocky Linux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_0449 advisory.

    This advisory aggregates security fixes for the libreswan SRPM in CIQ LTS 9.2. It addresses 25 CVEs:
    CVE-2023-2455, CVE-2016-3071, CVE-2022-2625, CVE-2023-23009, CVE-2013-2052, and 20 more.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.06, has libreswan packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - pluto in Libreswan before 4.11 allows a denial of service (responder SPI mishandling and daemon crash) via     unauthenticated IKEv1 Aggressive Mode packets. The earliest affected version is 3.28. (CVE-2023-30570)

  - Buffer overflow in the atodn function in libreswan 3.0 and 3.1, when Opportunistic Encryption is enabled     and an RSA key is being used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon     crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS TXT records. NOTE: this might be the same     vulnerability as CVE-2013-2053 and CVE-2013-2054. (CVE-2013-2052)

  - Libreswan 3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a small length value and     (1) no version or (2) an invalid major number in an IKE packet. (CVE-2013-4564)

  - Libreswan 3.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference     and IKE daemon restart) via IKEv2 packets that lack expected payloads. (CVE-2013-6467)

  - libreswan 3.9 through 3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) via an     IKEv1 packet with (1) unassigned bits set in the IPSEC DOI value or (2) the next payload value set to     ISAKMP_NEXT_SAK. (CVE-2015-3204)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201603-13 (Libreswan: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    The pluto IKE daemon in Libreswan, when built with NSS, allows remote       attackers to cause a Denial of Service (assertion failure and daemon       restart) via a zero DH g^x value in a KE payload in a IKE packet.
      Additionally, remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service (daemon       restart) via an IKEv1 packet with (1) unassigned bits set in the IPSEC       DOI value or (2) the next payload value set to ISAKMP_NEXT_SAK.
  Impact :

    Remote attackers could possibly cause Denial of Service.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

A flaw was discovered in the way Libreswan's IKE daemon processed certain IKEv1 payloads. A remote attacker could send specially crafted IKEv1 payloads that, when processed, would lead to a denial of service (daemon crash). (CVE-2015-3204)

This update fixes the following bugs :

  - Previously, the programs/pluto/state.h and     programs/pluto/kernel_netlink.c files had a maximum     SELinux context size of 257 and 1024 respectively. These     restrictions set by libreswan limited the size of the     context that can be exchanged by pluto (the IPSec     daemon) when using a Labeled Internet Protocol Security     (IPsec). The SElinux labels for Labeled IPsec have been     extended to 4096 bytes and the mentioned restrictions no     longer exist.

  - On some architectures, the kernel AES_GCM IPsec     algorithm did not work properly with acceleration     drivers. On those kernels, some acceleration modules are     added to the modprobe blacklist. However, Libreswan was     ignoring this blacklist, leading to AES_GCM failures.
    This update adds support for the module blacklist to the     libreswan packages and thus prevents the AES_GCM     failures from occurring.

  - An IPv6 issue has been resolved that prevented ipv6-icmp     Neighbour Discovery from working properly once an IPsec     tunnel is established (and one endpoint reboots). When     upgrading, ensure that /etc/ipsec.conf is loading all     /etc/ipsec.d/*conf files using the /etc/ipsec.conf     'include' statement, or explicitly include this new     configuration file in /etc/ipsec.conf.

  - A FIPS self-test prevented libreswan from properly     starting in FIPS mode. This bug has been fixed and     libreswan now works in FIPS mode as expected.

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements :

  - A new option 'seedbits=' has been added to pre-seed the     Network Security Services (NSS) pseudo random number     generator (PRNG) function with entropy from the     /dev/random file on startup. This option is disabled by     default. It can be enabled by setting the 'seedbits='     option in the 'config setup' section in the     /etc/ipsec.conf file.

  - The build process now runs a Cryptographic Algorithm     Validation Program (CAVP) certification test on the     Internet Key Exchange version 1 and 2 (IKEv1 and IKEv2)     PRF/PRF+ functions.

Updated libreswan packages that fix one security issue, several bugs and add two enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

Libreswan is an implementation of IPsec & IKE for Linux. IPsec is the Internet Protocol Security and uses strong cryptography to provide both authentication and encryption services. These services allow you to build secure tunnels through untrusted networks such as virtual private network (VPN).

A flaw was discovered in the way Libreswan's IKE daemon processed certain IKEv1 payloads. A remote attacker could send specially crafted IKEv1 payloads that, when processed, would lead to a denial of service (daemon crash). (CVE-2015-3204)

Red Hat would like to thank Javantea for reporting this issue.

This update fixes the following bugs :

* Previously, the programs/pluto/state.h and programs/pluto/kernel_netlink.c files had a maximum SELinux context size of 257 and 1024 respectively. These restrictions set by libreswan limited the size of the context that can be exchanged by pluto (the IPSec daemon) when using a Labeled Internet Protocol Security (IPsec).
The SElinux labels for Labeled IPsec have been extended to 4096 bytes and the mentioned restrictions no longer exist. (BZ#1198650)

* On some architectures, the kernel AES_GCM IPsec algorithm did not work properly with acceleration drivers. On those kernels, some acceleration modules are added to the modprobe blacklist. However, Libreswan was ignoring this blacklist, leading to AES_GCM failures.
This update adds support for the module blacklist to the libreswan packages and thus prevents the AES_GCM failures from occurring.
(BZ#1208022)

* An IPv6 issue has been resolved that prevented ipv6-icmp Neighbour Discovery from working properly once an IPsec tunnel is established (and one endpoint reboots). When upgrading, ensure that /etc/ipsec.conf is loading all /etc/ipsec.d/*conf files using the /etc/ipsec.conf 'include' statement, or explicitly include this new configuration file in /etc/ipsec.conf. (BZ#1208023)

* A FIPS self-test prevented libreswan from properly starting in FIPS mode. This bug has been fixed and libreswan now works in FIPS mode as expected. (BZ#1211146)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements :

* A new option 'seedbits=' has been added to pre-seed the Network Security Services (NSS) pseudo random number generator (PRNG) function with entropy from the /dev/random file on startup. This option is disabled by default. It can be enabled by setting the 'seedbits=' option in the 'config setup' section in the /etc/ipsec.conf file.
(BZ#1198649)

* The build process now runs a Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) certification test on the Internet Key Exchange version 1 and 2 (IKEv1 and IKEv2) PRF/PRF+ functions. (BZ#1213652)

All libreswan users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues and add these enhancements.

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2015-1154 advisory.

    - Resolves: rhbz#1226407 CVE-2015-3204 libreswan: crafted IKE packet causes daemon restart

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
359006	Rocky Linux 8.6 [CIQ] Security Update: libreswan / libreswan-debuginfo / libreswan-debugsource Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_0084)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
357229	Rocky Linux 9.6 [CIQ] Security Update: libreswan / libreswan-debuginfo / libreswan-debugsource Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_1471)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
354558	Rocky Linux 9.2 [CIQ] Security Update: libreswan / libreswan-debuginfo / libreswan-debugsource Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_0449)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
323228	NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.06 : libreswan Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0243)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	Local	high
89906	GLSA-201603-13 : Libreswan: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	Local	medium
84393	Scientific Linux Security Update : libreswan on SL7.x x86_64 (20150623)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	Local	medium
84360	RHEL 7 : libreswan (RHSA-2015:1154)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	medium
84354	Oracle Linux 7 : libreswan (ELSA-2015-1154)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
84348	CentOS 7 : libreswan (CESA-2015:1154)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	Local	medium

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