1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3771-1

USN-3771-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 September 2018

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in strongSwan.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled IKEv2 key derivation.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause strongSwan to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-10811)

Sze Yiu Chau discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled parsing OIDs in
the gmp plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass
authorization. (CVE-2018-16151)

Sze Yiu Chau discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled certain
parameters fields in the gmp plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to bypass authorization. (CVE-2018-16152)

It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled the stroke plugin. A
local administrator could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5388)

It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled IKEv2 key derivation.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause strongSwan to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-10811)

Sze Yiu Chau discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled parsing OIDs in
the gmp plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass
authorization. (CVE-2018-16151)

Sze Yiu Chau discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled certain
parameters fields in the gmp plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to bypass authorization. (CVE-2018-16152)

It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled the stroke plugin. A
local administrator could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5388)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.04 bionic libstrongswan –  5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2
strongswan –  5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2
16.04 xenial libstrongswan –  5.3.5-1ubuntu3.7
strongswan –  5.3.5-1ubuntu3.7
14.04 trusty libstrongswan –  5.1.2-0ubuntu2.10
strongswan –  5.1.2-0ubuntu2.10

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