USN-3482-1: ipsec-tools vulnerability
16 November 2017
ipsec-tools could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- ipsec-tools - IPsec tools for Linux
Details
It was discovered that racoon, the ipsec-tools IKE daemon, incorrectly
handled certain ISAKMP fragments. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause racoon to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.