vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2018-6459)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 20, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 20, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
The rsa_pss_params_parse function in libstrongswan/credentials/keys/signature_params.c before strongSwan 5.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted RSASSA-PSS signature that lacks a mask generation function parameter.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2018-6459
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-6459
- URL-http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00047.html
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201802-10
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16
- URL-https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2018/02/19/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2018-6459%29.html
- CWE-347
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