GLSA-201412-26 : strongSwan: Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79979

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201412-26 (strongSwan: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

A NULL pointer dereference and an error in the IKEv2 implementation have been found in strongSwan.
Impact :

A remote attacker could create a Denial of Service condition or bypass security restrictions.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All strongSwan users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/strongswan-5.1.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-26

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79979

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201412-26.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 12/15/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:strongswan, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2338, CVE-2014-2891

BID: 66815, 67212

GLSA: 201412-26