Alpine: multiple py3-vici packages, multiple strongswan packages: security update to 5.9.1-r3

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 424516

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

- The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.9.4 has a remote integer overflow via a crafted certificate with an
RSASSA-PSS signature. For example, this can be triggered by an unrelated self-signed CA certificate sent
by an initiator. Remote code execution cannot occur. (CVE-2021-41990)

- The in-memory certificate cache in strongSwan before 5.9.4 has a remote integer overflow upon receiving
many requests with different certificates to fill the cache and later trigger the replacement of cache
entries. The code attempts to select a less-often-used cache entry by means of a random number generator,
but this is not done correctly. Remote code execution might be a slight possibility. (CVE-2021-41991)

- In strongSwan before 5.9.5, a malicious responder can send an EAP-Success message too early without
actually authenticating the client and (in the case of EAP methods with mutual authentication and EAP-only
authentication for IKEv2) even without server authentication. (CVE-2021-45079)

- strongSwan before 5.9.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in the revocation plugin by
sending a crafted end-entity (and intermediate CA) certificate that contains a CRL/OCSP URL that points to
a server (under the attacker's control) that doesn't properly respond but (for example) just does nothing
after the initial TCP handshake, or sends an excessive amount of application data. (CVE-2022-40617)

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 424516

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/4/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.04

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-45079

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-41990, CVE-2021-41991, CVE-2021-45079, CVE-2022-40617

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