SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : strongswan (SAT Patch Numbers 8488 / 8489)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 71392

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This strongswan update fixes security issues and bugs :

- Specially crafted XAuth usernames and EAP identities could cause a crash in strongswan. (CVE-2013-5018)

- A crafted ID packet can be used by remote attackers to crash the server or potentially gain authentication privileges under certain circumstances. (CVE-2013-6075)

Additionally, a bug in route recursion limits was fixed :

- Charon segfaults when left=%any / recursion limit.
(bnc#840826)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 8488 / 8489 as appropriate.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833278

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=840826

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=847506

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5018.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6075.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 71392

File Name: suse_11_strongswan-131101.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:strongswan, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:strongswan-doc, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-5018, CVE-2013-6075