USN-2628-1: strongSwan vulnerability

Publication date

8 June 2015

Overview

strongSwan could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.


Packages

Details

Alexander E. Patrakov discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled
certain IKEv2 setups. A malicious server could possibly use this issue to
obtain user credentials.

Alexander E. Patrakov discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled
certain IKEv2 setups. A malicious server could possibly use this issue to
obtain user credentials.

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
15.04 vivid strongswan-ike –  5.1.2-0ubuntu5.2
14.10 utopic strongswan-ike –  5.1.2-0ubuntu3.3
14.04 trusty strongswan-ike –  5.1.2-0ubuntu2.3

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