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Alpine: multiple py3-vici packages, multiple strongswan packages: security update to 5.9.8-r0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 424519

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-40617

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 424519

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

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: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-40617

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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: 10/10/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-40617