USN-3301-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3301-1
30th May, 2017
strongswan vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
strongSwan could be made to crash or hang if it received specially crafted
network traffic.
Software description
- strongswan
– IPsec VPN solution
Details
It was discovered that the strongSwan gmp plugin incorrectly validated RSA
public keys. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9022)
It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly parsed ASN.1 CHOICE types. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to hang, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9023)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.04:
-
libstrongswan
5.5.1-1ubuntu3.1
-
strongswan
5.5.1-1ubuntu3.1
- Ubuntu 16.10:
-
strongswan
5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3
-
libstrongswan
5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3
-
strongswan-plugin-gmp
5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
strongswan
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3
-
libstrongswan
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3
-
strongswan-plugin-gmp
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
strongswan
5.1.2-0ubuntu2.6
-
libstrongswan
5.1.2-0ubuntu2.6
-
strongswan-plugin-gmp
5.1.2-0ubuntu2.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3301-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities
