1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2623-1

USN-2623-1: ipsec-tools vulnerability

Publication date

1 June 2015

Overview

ipsec-tools could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that racoon, the ipsec-tools IKE daemon, incorrectly
handled certain UDP packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause racoon to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

It was discovered that racoon, the ipsec-tools IKE daemon, incorrectly
handled certain UDP packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause racoon to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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
12.04 precise racoon –  1:0.8.0-9ubuntu1.1

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